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#ifndef __com_sun_star_inspection_XStringRepresentation_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_inspection_XStringRepresentation_idl__

#include <com/sun/star/script/XTypeConverter.idl>

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module inspection {

/** handles string representations of property values.
    @see
*/
interface XStringRepresentation
{
    /** converts a  into a string.
        @param PropertyValue
            The to-be-converted property value.
        @return
            The converted string representation of the property value.
        @see XPropertyHandler::convertToControlValue()
    */
    string  convertToControlValue([in]any PropertyValue) raises( com::sun::star::uno::Exception );

    /** converts a string into an any with the type defined by the target type.
        @param ControlValue
            The to-be-converted control value.
        @param ControlValueType
            The target type of the conversion.
        @see XPropertyHandler::convertToPropertyValue()
    */
    any     convertToPropertyValue(
                            [in]string ControlValue,
                            [in]type ControlValueType
                        ) raises( com::sun::star::uno::Exception );
};


}; }; }; };

#endif

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