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#ifndef __com_sun_star_reflection_XPublished_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_reflection_XPublished_idl__

#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module reflection {

/**
   Reflects the “published” status of a UNOIDL entity.

   <p>This interface is intended to be supported by objects that also support
   com::sun::star::reflection::XTypeDescription.
   (This interface could have been made an optional sub-interface of
   com::sun::star::reflection::XTypeDescription, but is
   instead kept independent for reasons of backwards compatibility.)</p>

   <p>For the various kinds of UNOIDL entities that are represented by objects
   supporting com::sun::star::reflection::XTypeDescription
   and its subtypes, this optional interface should be supported as follows:</p>
   <ul>
       <li>Enum types
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XEnumTypeDescription),
       plain struct types
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XStructTypeDescription),
       polymorphic struct type templates
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XStructTypeDescription),
       exception types (com::sun::star::reflection::XCompoundTypeDescription),
       interface types (com::sun::star::reflection::XInterfaceTypeDescription2),
       typedefs (com::sun::star::reflection::XIndirectTypeDescription),
       individual constants
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XConstantTypeDescription),
       constant groups (com::sun::star::reflection::XConstantsTypeDescription),
       single-interface&ndash;based services
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XServiceTypeDescription2),
       accumulation-based services
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XServiceTypeDescription2),
       interface-based singletons
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XSingletonTypeDescription2),
       and service-based singletons
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XSingletonTypeDescription2)
       support the notion of being published.  Therefore, for an object that
       represents any such entity,
       com::sun::star::reflection::XPublished should be
       supported.</li>

       <li>Sequence types
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XIndirectTypeDescription),
       type parameters of polymorphic struct type templates
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XTypeDescription),
       instantiated polymorphic struct types
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XStructTypeDescription),
       attributes of interface types
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XInterfaceAttributeTypeDescription2),
       methods of interface types
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XInterfaceMethodTypeDescription),
       properties of accumulation-based services
       (com::sun::star::reflection::XPropertyTypeDescription),
       deprecated
       com::sun::star::reflection::XArrayTypeDescriptions,
       and deprecated
       com::sun::star::reflection::XUnionTypeDescriptions do
       not support the notion of being published.
       Therefore, for an object that represents any such entity,
       com::sun::star::reflection::XPublished should not be
       supported.</li>
   </ul>

   @since OOo 2.0
*/
interface XPublished {
    /**
       Returns the “published” status of a UNOIDL entity.

       @return `TRUE` if the UNOIDL entity represented by this object is
       published
     */
    boolean isPublished();
};

}; }; }; };

#endif

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