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#ifndef __com_sun_star_io_XConnectable_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_io_XConnectable_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
#endif 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module io {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
// DocMerge from xml: interface com::sun::star::io::XConnectable
/** makes it possible to connect data sinks and sources.
	
	<p>The predecessor-member is the element in the connection that is
	nearer to the source of the data. The successor-member is the element
	that is further away from the source of the data. (Note that this
	classification does not depend on whether the class implements
	<type>XInputStream</type> or <type>XOutputStream</type>; it only
	depends on the direction of data flow.) </p>
	<p>This interface allows generic services to navigate between
	arbitrary elements of a connection.</p>
 */
published interface XConnectable: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	// DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::io::XConnectable::setPredecessor
	/** sets the source of the data flow for this object.
	 */
	void setPredecessor( [in] com::sun::star::io::XConnectable aPredecessor ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	// DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::io::XConnectable::getPredecessor
	/** @returns  
			the predecessor of this object.
	 */
	com::sun::star::io::XConnectable getPredecessor(); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	// DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::io::XConnectable::setSuccessor
	/** sets the sink of the data flow for this object.
	 */
	void setSuccessor( [in] com::sun::star::io::XConnectable aSuccessor ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	// DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::io::XConnectable::getSuccessor
	/** @returns  
			the successor of this object.
	 */
	com::sun::star::io::XConnectable getSuccessor(); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
/*============================================================================= 
 
=============================================================================*/ 
#endif