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#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "nsIDOMNode.idl"

/**
 * Interface exposing the states of an XForms control.
 *
 * For more information on this interface please see
 * http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XForms:Custom_Controls
 */
[scriptable, uuid(74992960-42a9-4479-a1ff-f7f1b37e187a)]
interface nsIXFormsAccessors : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * Get the value bound to the XForms control.
   */
  DOMString getValue();

  /**
   * Set the value bound to the XForms control.
   */
  void setValue(in DOMString value);

  /**
   * @see http://www.w3.org/TR/xforms/slice6.html#model-prop-readOnly
   */
  boolean isReadonly();

  /**
   * @see http://www.w3.org/TR/xforms/slice6.html#model-prop-relevant
   */
  boolean isRelevant();

  /**
   * @see http://www.w3.org/TR/xforms/slice6.html#model-prop-required
   */
  boolean isRequired();

  /**
   * @see http://www.w3.org/TR/xforms/slice6.html#model-prop-validate
   */
  boolean isValid();

  /**
   * true, if XForms control is bound to a node in a data model.
   */
  boolean hasBoundNode();

  /**
   * Node that the control is bound to in its data model.
   */
  nsIDOMNode getBoundNode();

  /**
   * Used to set the complete contents of the bound node.  This function is
   * meant to be used like setValue() except that it can be used to set more
   * than just the first textnode contained under the bound node.  If there
   * is nothing contained under aNode, then all children of the bound node
   * will be eliminated.
   *
   * @param aNode         setContent will take the contents of aNode and copy
   *                      them under the control's bound node.
   * @param aForceUpdate  Indicates whether setContent should rebuild,
   *                      recalculate, revalidate and refresh the model that
   *                      this control is bound to prior to returning
   */
  void setContent(in nsIDOMNode aNode, in boolean aForceUpdate);
};