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#ifndef __com_sun_star_form_XGridColumnFactory_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_form_XGridColumnFactory_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl> 
#endif 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module form { 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** allows to create columns to be added into a grid control model.

	<p>Grid columns (more precise: models of grid columns) are direct children of
	the grid control model they belong to. Grid columns can't be created on a global
	service factory, instead, you need to create them on the grid, where you want to
	insert them later on.</p>

	@see com::sun::star::form::component::GridControl
 */
published interface XGridColumnFactory: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** creates a new column object

		@param aColumnType
			the type of column to be created

		@returns
			the new column object

		@throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
			if <arg>aColumnType</arg> is not available.			
	 */
	com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet createColumn( [in] string aColumnType ) 
			raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** returns a list of available column types.

		@returns
			a list of column types.
	 */
	sequence<string> getColumnTypes(); 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; }; 
 
/*============================================================================= 
 
=============================================================================*/ 
#endif