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#ifndef __com_sun_star_drawing_XShapeBinder_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_drawing_XShapeBinder_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_drawing_XShape_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/drawing/XShape.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_drawing_XShapes_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/drawing/XShapes.idl> 
#endif 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module drawing {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** connects or breaks the lines of <type>Shape</type>s
 */
published interface XShapeBinder: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** binds <type>Shape</type>s together.

		@param xShapes
			a container with <type>Shape</type>s that will be bind toghether.
			All <type>Shapes</type> will be converted to a <type>PolyPolygonBezierShape</type>
			and the lines will be connected. The <type>Shape</types>s in xShape will be
			removed from the <type>GenericDrawPage</type> and disposed.

		@returns
			a newly created <type>PolyPolygonBezierShape</type> which contains all
			line segment from the supplied <type>Shape</type>s. It is also added
			to the <type>GenericDrawPage</type> of the source <type>Shape</type>s.
	 */
	com::sun::star::drawing::XShape bind( [in] com::sun::star::drawing::XShapes xShapes ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** breaks a <type>Shape</type> into its line segments

		@param xShape
			the given <type>Shape</type> will be converted to a <type>PolyPolygonBezierShape</type>
			and the line segments of this <type>Shape</type> will be used to create
			new <type>PolyPolygonBezierShape</type> shapes. The original <type>Shape</type>
			will be removed from its <type>GenericDrawPage</type> and disposed.
	 */
	void unbind( [in] com::sun::star::drawing::XShape xShape ); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif