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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_XUIElement_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ui_XUIElement_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

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

module com { module sun { module star { module ui {

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

/** provides a function to retrieve a special purpose interface dependent
    on the user interface element type.

    <p>
    The type of the interface depends on the real type of the user interface 
    element. A menubar user interface element provides access to its 
    <type scope="com::sun::star::awt">XSystemDependentMenuBarPeer</type>
    which supports to retrieve the system dependent menu handle.
    A floating window or a toolbar user interface element return a 
    <type scope=com::sun::star::awt>XWindow</type>
    interface.
    </p>
*/

interface XUIElement : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** returns an interface to get access to user interface type specific functions.
    
        @return
            a special purpose interface which depends on the type of the user
            interface element. 
    */
    com::sun::star::uno::XInterface getRealInterface();
};

}; }; }; };

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

#endif