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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertyAccess_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertyAccess_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyValue_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_UnknownPropertyException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/UnknownPropertyException.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyVetoException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyVetoException.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_WrappedTargetException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/WrappedTargetException.idl> 
#endif 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** makes it possible to access all property values and to set them at once.
	
	<p>In most cases this interface will be in addition to
	<type>XPropertySet</type>. It is especially useful for remote 
	communication because it lessens the number of calls for getting
	property values; that is especially important because these calls 
	are necessarily synchronous.  </p>

	<p>Another advantage of this method is that conflicts are avoided 
	if property value restrictions depend on the value of other properties.</p>
 */
interface XPropertyAccess: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** @returns 
			a sequence of all property values within the object in a single call.
	 */
	sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> getPropertyValues(); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** sets the values of given properties.
		
		<p>All properties which are not contained in the sequence 
		<var>aProps</var> will be left unchanged.</p>
	 */
	void setPropertyValues( [in] sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> aProps ) 
			raises( com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, 
					com::sun::star::beans::PropertyVetoException, 
					com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, 
					com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException ); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif 
