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#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyAttribute_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyAttribute_idl__

//=============================================================================

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module beans {

//=============================================================================

/** These values are used to specify the behavior of a <type>Property</type>.
 */
published constants PropertyAttribute
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** indicates that a property value can be void.

		<p>It does not mean that the type of the property is void!
	 */
	const short MAYBEVOID = 1;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** indicates that a <type>PropertyChangeEvent</type> will be fired
		to all registered <type>XPropertyChangeListener</type>s whenever the
		value of this property changes.
	 */
	const short BOUND = 2;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** indicates that a <type>PropertyChangeEvent</type> will be fired
		to all registered <type>XVetoableChangeListener</type>s whenever the
		value of this property changes.

			<p>This always implies that the property is <em>bound</em>, too. </p>
	 */
	const short CONSTRAINED = 4;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** indicates that the value of the property is not persistent.
	 */
	const short TRANSIENT = 8;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** indicates that the value of the property is read-only.
	 */
	const short READONLY = 16;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** indicates that the value of the property can be ambiguous.
	 */
	const short MAYBEAMBIGUOUS = 32;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** indicates that the property can be set to default.
	 */
	const short MAYBEDEFAULT = 64;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** indicates that the property can be removed
		(i.e., by calling <member>XPropertyContainer::removeProperty</member>).
	 */
	const short REMOVEABLE = 128;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** @deprecated
		same as <const>PropertyAttribute::REMOVEABLE</const>.
	 */
	const short REMOVABLE = 128;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** indicates that a property is optional.

        <p>This attribute is not of interest for concrete property
        implementations. It's needed for property specifications inside
        service specifications in UNOIDL.

        @see com::sun::star::reflection::XPropertyTypeDescription
        @see com::sun::star::reflection::XServiceTypeDescription
	@since OpenOffice 1.1.2
     */
    const short OPTIONAL = 256;
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif