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module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sdb { module tools {

/** allows to alter a table.

    @see com::sun::star::sdb::DataSource::Settings
    @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::ColumnDescriptor
    @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XAlterTable
    @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XAppend
    @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XDrop

    @since OOo 3.3
*/
interface XTableAlteration
{
    interface XConnectionSupplier;

    /** alter the column defined by name

        @param table
            the table to be altered

        @param columnName
            the name of the column to be changed

        @param columnDescriptor
            the column descriptor with the information of the new column definition

        @throws com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException
        @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XAlterTable
    */
    void  alterColumnByName( [in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet table, [in] string columnName, [in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet columnDescriptor)
        raises ( com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException );

    /** creates a new object using the given descriptor and appends it
        to the related container.
        <b>
        Note:
        </b>
        The descriptor will not be changed and can be used again to append another object.
        @param table
            the table to be altered
        @param descriptor
            the descriptor which should be serve to append a new object
        @throws com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException
            if a database access error occurs.
        @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XAppend
     */
    void addColumn([in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet table,[in]com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet descriptor)
        raises (com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException);

    /** drops an object of the related container identified by its name.
        @param table
            the table to be altered
        @param columnName
            the name of the column to be dropped
        @throws com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException
            if a database access error occurs.
        @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XDrop
     */
    void dropColumn([in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet table,[in]string columnName)
        raises ( com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException);
};
}; }; }; }; };

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