Constructing Helpers

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Up to then I have only used C-like style. This C-like style was only to focus on what seems the most important for a beginner : how to handle interfaces, services... But in this chapter we want to show a different way : constructing classes which help the programmer : it's why we name them “helper”. We can encounter such examples in Java code examples which comes with SDK. We begin with the fisrt one which comes in spirit : a connection helper.

Desktop Helper

The GAP's Helper

GAP from India helps me when trying to construct a Run Time Dialog Box. He provided this helper. We first give the SimpleOOConnection.hpp file :

//Listing 1 Gap helper
// C++
// SimpleOOConection.hpp
#ifndef SIMPLEOOCONNECTION_HPP_
#define SIMPLEOOCONNECTION_HPP_
#endif
 
#include<iostream>
 
#include <cppuhelper/bootstrap.hxx>
#include <com/sun/star/bridge/XUnoUrlResolver.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.hpp>
 
using namespace std;
using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
using namespace com::sun::star::lang;
using namespace com::sun::star::bridge;
using namespace rtl;
using namespace cppu;
 
class SimpleOOConnection {
	public :
		SimpleOOConnection();
		Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > connect_ooffice(const char *url);
 
	private :
		int iNoOfConnection_;
 
};

This code use com.sun.star.bridge.XUnoUrlResolver and com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory interfaces.

And now the implementation file :

//Listing 2 
// C++
#include "SimpleOOConnection.hpp"
 
// int SimpleOOConnection::iNoOfConnection_=0;
SimpleOOConnection::SimpleOOConnection()
{
	iNoOfConnection_++;
}
 
Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > SimpleOOConnection::connect_ooffice(const char *url)
{
// create the initial component context
	cout<<endl;
	cout<<url<<"HI"<<endl;
 
//Initiating Local Component Context
	Reference< XComponentContext > rComponentContext =
					defaultBootstrap_InitialComponentContext();
 
 
/**
* This local Context contents small Service Manager tha konws how to create services that are neccessary to talk to other
* component context.One such service is com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver So it ask local Service Manager to create this
* service.
*/
// retrieve the Local Service Manager from the Local context i.e We get Just servicemanager here
	Reference< XMultiComponentFactory > rServiceManager =
					rComponentContext->getServiceManager();
 
// here we instantiate a sample service with the service com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver . Created by local service manager.
	Reference< XInterface > rInstance =
		rServiceManager->createInstanceWithContext(
		OUString::createFromAscii("com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver" ),rComponentContext );
 
// Query for the XUnoUrlResolver interface fro sample service
	Reference< XUnoUrlResolver > rResolver( rInstance, UNO_QUERY );
 
 //Now it uses UnoUrlResolver to get component context together with service manager from server side
	try
	{
// resolve the uno-url
		rInstance = rResolver->resolve( OUString::createFromAscii(url ) );
 
// query for the simpler XMultiServiceFactory interface, sufficient for scripting
		Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > rOfficeServiceManager (rInstance, UNO_QUERY);
 
		return(rOfficeServiceManager);
	}
catch( Exception &e )
{
	OString o = OUStringToOString( e.Message, RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
	printf( "Error: %s\n", o.pData->buffer );
	return('\0');
}
 
}

For a better understanding, you can have a look at :

Simple Desktop Helper

The snippet below uses com.sun.star.uno.XInterface, com.sun.star.frame.XComponentLoader, com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory and com/sun/star/frame/XDesktop interfaces and also com.sun.star.frame.Desktop and com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver services.

We first give the header file :

//Listing 3 Header file of the desktop helper
// C++
//********* DesktopHelper class : header DesktopHelper.hpp
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/frame/XComponentLoader.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/frame/XDesktop.hpp>
 
using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
using namespace com::sun::star::frame;
using namespace com::sun::star::lang;
 
class DesktopHelper {
	public :
		DesktopHelper();
		Reference< XInterface  > Desktop;
		Reference< XComponentLoader > xComponentLoader;
		Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xSVMG;
		Reference< XDesktop > xDesktop;
	private :
		Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > ooConnect();
};

and the corresponding implementation :

//Listing 4 Desktop helper implementation
// C++
//****** DesktopHelper class : implementation DesktopHelper.cxx
#include <stdio.h>
#include <com/sun/star/bridge/XUnoUrlResolver.hpp>
#include <cppuhelper/bootstrap.hxx>
 
using namespace com::sun::star::bridge;
using rtl::OUString;
using rtl::OString;
using namespace cppu;
 
DesktopHelper::DesktopHelper(){
	xSVMG = ooConnect();
	if( xSVMG.is() ){
        	printf( "Connected sucessfully to the office\n" );
    	}
	//get the desktop service using createInstance returns an XInterface type
    	Reference< XInterface  > Desktop = xSVMG->createInstance(
    		OUString::createFromAscii( "com.sun.star.frame.Desktop" ));
 
//query for the XComponentLoader interface
    	xComponentLoader = Reference< XComponentLoader > (Desktop, UNO_QUERY);
    	if( xComponentLoader.is() ){
        	printf( "XComponentloader successfully instanciated\n" );
 
    	}
   	xDesktop = Reference< XDesktop > (Desktop,UNO_QUERY);
}
 
Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > DesktopHelper::ooConnect(){
   // create the initial component context
   Reference< XComponentContext > rComponentContext = 
						defaultBootstrap_InitialComponentContext();
 
   // retrieve the servicemanager from the context
   Reference< XMultiComponentFactory > rServiceManager = 
						rComponentContext->getServiceManager();
 
   // instantiate a sample service with the servicemanager.
   Reference< XInterface > rInstance =  rServiceManager->createInstanceWithContext(
         OUString::createFromAscii("com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver" ),rComponentContext );
   // Query for the XUnoUrlResolver interface
   Reference< XUnoUrlResolver > rResolver( rInstance, UNO_QUERY );
 
   if( ! rResolver.is() ){
      printf( "Error: Couldn't instantiate com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver service\n" );
      return NULL;
   }
   try {
      // resolve the uno-url
      rInstance = rResolver->resolve( OUString::createFromAscii(
         "uno:socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ServiceManager" ) );
 
      if( ! rInstance.is() ){
         printf( "StarOffice.ServiceManager is not exported from remote counterpart\n" );
         return NULL;
      }
 
      // query for the simpler XMultiServiceFactory interface, sufficient for scripting
      Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > rOfficeServiceManager (rInstance, UNO_QUERY);
 
      if( ! rOfficeServiceManager.is() ){
            printf( "XMultiServiceFactory interface is not exported for StarOffice.ServiceManager\n" );
            return NULL;
        }
        return rOfficeServiceManager;
   }
   catch( Exception &e ){
      OString o = OUStringToOString( e.Message, RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
      printf( "Error: %s\n", o.pData->buffer );
      return NULL;
   }
   return NULL;
}

This code uses again the ooConnect() function instead of "connect_ooffice" of the GAP's helper.

Desktop Helper with message box

What we want here is to have an helper which can avoid us using printf and use a message box instead. But remember the message box interface is deprecated. Have a look in the corresponding interfaces : com.sun.star.uno.XInterface, com.sun.star.frame.XComponentLoader, com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory, com.sun.star.frame.XDesktop, com.sun.star.awt.XToolkit before starting to read the code. It is also important to have look here where the mesage box is described with its com.sun.star.awt.XWindowPeer, com.sun.star.awt.XMessageBox and com.sun.star.frame.XFrame interfaces.

The new class definition is :

//Listing 5 A second desktop helper (header file)
// C++
//********* DesktopHelper class : header DesktopHelper.hpp
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/frame/XComponentLoader.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/frame/XDesktop.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/awt/XToolkit.hpp>
using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
using namespace com::sun::star::frame;
using namespace com::sun::star::lang;
using namespace com::sun::star::awt;
class DesktopHelper {
	public :
		DesktopHelper();
		void ShowMessageBox( const OUString& aTitle, const OUString& aMsgText );
		Reference< XInterface  > Desktop;
		Reference< XComponentLoader > xComponentLoader;
		Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xSVMG;
		Reference< XDesktop > xDesktop;
		sal_Int16 endMsgbox;
	private :
		Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > ooConnect();
		sal_Bool useMsgbox;
		Reference< XToolkit > xToolkit;
		Reference< XFrame > xFrame;
};

and the new constructor :

//Listing 6 A second desktop helper (implementation file)
// C++
DesktopHelper::DesktopHelper(){
	useMsgbox = false;
	endMsgbox = 0;
	xSVMG = ooConnect();
	if( xSVMG.is() ){
        	printf( "Connected sucessfully to the office\n" );
    	}
	//get the desktop service using createInstance returns an XInterface type
    	Reference< XInterface  > Desktop = xSVMG->createInstance(
    		OUString::createFromAscii( "com.sun.star.frame.Desktop" ));
 
//query for the XComponentLoader interface
    	xComponentLoader = Reference< XComponentLoader > (Desktop, UNO_QUERY);
    	if( xComponentLoader.is() ){
        	printf( "XComponentloader successfully instanciated\n" );
 
    	}
   	xDesktop = Reference< XDesktop > (Desktop,UNO_QUERY);
	xToolkit = Reference< XToolkit >( xSVMG->createInstance(
                                        OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
                                            "com.sun.star.awt.Toolkit" ))), UNO_QUERY );
	xFrame = xDesktop->getCurrentFrame();
	if (xFrame.is() && xToolkit.is()) useMsgbox = true;
}

The method to print out a message is :

//Listing 7 ShowMessageBox function (XMessageBox interface is deprecated)
// C++
void DesktopHelper::ShowMessageBox( const OUString& aTitle, const OUString& aMsgText )
{
    if ( useMsgbox  )
    {
        // describe window properties.
        WindowDescriptor                aDescriptor;
        aDescriptor.Type              = WindowClass_MODALTOP;
        aDescriptor.WindowServiceName = OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "infobox" ));
        aDescriptor.ParentIndex       = -1;
        aDescriptor.Parent            = Reference< XWindowPeer >												(xFrame->getContainerWindow(), UNO_QUERY );
        aDescriptor.Bounds            = Rectangle(300,200,300,200);
        aDescriptor.WindowAttributes  = WindowAttribute::BORDER | WindowAttribute::MOVEABLE 												| WindowAttribute::CLOSEABLE;
 
        Reference< XWindowPeer > xPeer = xToolkit->createWindow( aDescriptor );
        if ( xPeer.is() )
        {
            Reference< XMessageBox > xMsgBox( xPeer, UNO_QUERY );
            if ( xMsgBox.is() )
            {
                xMsgBox->setCaptionText( aTitle );
                xMsgBox->setMessageText( aMsgText );
                endMsgbox = xMsgBox->execute();
            }
        }
    } // else would be good to use cout
}

The way to use this new feature is shown in the above listing :

//Listing 8 Using the Desktop Helper
	// C++
	DesktopHelper *aDesktop = new (DesktopHelper);
	aDesktop->ShowMessageBox( OUString::createFromAscii("try"),
									OUString::createFromAscii("Hello"));
	while (! aDesktop->endMsgbox);
	printf("That's all folks !\n");

where you see how to wait the MessageBox ending. This is why I have added this “endMsgbox” component in the class. Effectively, the problem with xMsgBox->execute() is this is a no-blocking instruction, I mean this instruction doesn't wait the MessageBox 's close. If you have no mean to wait, you will have a runtime error if your program finished befor this MessageBox is closed.

This code use again the ooConnect() function instead of "connect_ooffice" of the GAP's helper.

Reflection Helper

Tip.png This helper is not a component at the moment. It is compiled as a separate code and you can call it from a binary executable as shown below.


Because there is no such example in the SDK you have to change slightly the MakeFile. You can see such an example of MakeFile here.

Presentation

The reflection helper goal is to provide Object informations on methods, interfaces, services and properties. Have a look :

We begin to give the ReflectionHelper.hpp file :

//Listing 11 Header file for reflection helper
// C++
// ReflectionHelper.hpp
#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XIntrospection.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XIntrospectionAccess.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XTypeProvider.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/beans/MethodConcept.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/reflection/XIdlMethod.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/uno/Type.hxx>
#include <com/sun/star/beans/Property.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/reflection/ParamMode.hpp>
 
using rtl::OUString;
using namespace com::sun::star::reflection;
using namespace com::sun::star::beans;
using namespace com::sun::star::lang;
using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
 
class ReflectionHelper {
public:
	ReflectionHelper(Any any,Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > oSVM);
 
	Sequence < OUString > 	getMethods(),
				getTypes(),
				getServices(),
				getPropertiesWithoutValues(),
				getPropertiesWithValues();
 
 
private:
	Any toInspect;
	Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xServiceManager;
	Reference< XIntrospection >xIntrospection;
	Reference< XIntrospectionAccess > xIntrospec;
	Reference< XTypeProvider > xTypeProvider;
	OUString getValueName(Any object);
	OUString getParamMode(ParamMode paramMode);
// methods
	Sequence< Reference< XIdlMethod > > mMethods;
// Interfaces
	Sequence< Type > types;
// Services
	Reference< XServiceInfo > xServiceInfo;
//	Sequence< OUString > services;
// Properties
	Sequence< Property > Properties;
};

You can find the complete class implementation here in lising 14

Application

A simple utilisation could be :

//Listing 13 
// C++
Any toInspect;
// I want to inspect rDesktop object :
toInspect <<= rDesktop;
// need a service manager
ReflectionHelper *Reflect = new (ReflectionHelper)(toInspect,rServiceManager);
// get all the methods
Sequence< OUString > mMethods = Reflect -> getMethods();
printf("******** methods : (%d)\n",mMethods.getLength());
for (int i=0;i<mMethods.getLength();i++){
 
	// do what you want with mMethods[i] : for instance
	OString OStr = OUStringToOString( mMethods[i], RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
	printf("%s\n",OStr.pData->buffer );
 
	}

It's the great values of helpers : they make code simpler and more easy to read.

Printing out Reflection's Results in a Dialog

A fast way of printing out results would be a Dialog and the goal of this chapter is to speak from this topic.

hpp File of the Complete Class

We present again the complete class :

//Listing 15 
// C++
//  ReflectionHelper.hpp
class ReflectionHelper {
public:
	ReflectionHelper(Any any,Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > oSVM);
 
	Sequence < OUString > 	getMethods(),
				getTypes(),
				getServices(),
				getPropertiesWithoutValues(),
				getPropertiesWithValues();
// Print out
	void printOut();
 
private:
	Any toInspect;
	Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xServiceManager;
	Reference< XIntrospection >xIntrospection;
	Reference< XIntrospectionAccess > xIntrospec;
	Reference< XTypeProvider > xTypeProvider;
	OUString getValueName(Any object);
	OUString getParamMode(ParamMode paramMode);
// methods
	Sequence< Reference< XIdlMethod > > mMethods;
// Interfaces
	Sequence< Type > types;
// Services
	Reference< XServiceInfo > xServiceInfo;
//	Sequence< OUString > services;
// Properties
	Sequence< Property > Properties;
};

A new method is added : printOut which know how to print results in a run time dialog box.

New Implementation Code

The corresponding implementation's code is now given. Notice the reference of listing 14 in the code. Here is a direct link into the corresponding listing 14 or better in the corresponding Snippet.

//Listing 16 
// C++
// constructor
ReflectionHelper::ReflectionHelper(Any any,Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > oSVM)
	: toInspect(any), xServiceManager(oSVM){
	xIntrospection = Reference< XIntrospection >( xServiceManager->createInstance(
                                OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
                                "com.sun.star.beans.Introspection" ))), UNO_QUERY );
	xIntrospec = xIntrospection->inspect(toInspect);
	mMethods = xIntrospec -> getMethods(MethodConcept::ALL);
	xTypeProvider = Reference< XTypeProvider> (toInspect,UNO_QUERY);
	types = xTypeProvider->getTypes();
	xServiceInfo = Reference< XServiceInfo>(toInspect,UNO_QUERY);
	Properties = xIntrospec -> getProperties(PropertyConcept::ALL);
}
 
Sequence < OUString > ReflectionHelper::getServices() {
	return xServiceInfo->getSupportedServiceNames();
}
 
Sequence < OUString > ReflectionHelper::getMethods(){
	// See Listing 14 to find the corresponding code.
}
 
Sequence < OUString > ReflectionHelper::getTypes(){
	// See Listing 14 to find the corresponding code.
}
 
// to improve : change all the tests with getCppuType : probably quicker than a string test
OUString ReflectionHelper::getValueName(Any object){
	// See Listing 14 to find the corresponding code.
}
 
// Get properties with values : only those computed in getValueName
Sequence < OUString > ReflectionHelper::getPropertiesWithValues(){
	// See Listing 14 to find the corresponding code.
}
 
// Get properties without values but types
Sequence < OUString > ReflectionHelper::getPropertiesWithoutValues(){
	// See Listing 14 to find the corresponding code.
}
 
// Don't forget to add : #include <com/sun/star/reflection/ParamMode.hpp>
// Don't forget to add "com.sun.star.reflection.ParamMode \" in the makefile
OUString ReflectionHelper::getParamMode(ParamMode paramMode) {
  // See Listing 14 to find the corresponding code.
}
 
void ReflectionHelper::printOut(){
	Reference< XInterface > xdialogModel =
	 xServiceManager->createInstance(
	 	OUString::createFromAscii("com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlDialogModel"));
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xdialogModel.is()) printf("OK XDialogModel\n"); else printf("Error ... XDialodModel\n");
	#endif
	Any val;
	Reference< XPropertySet > xPSetDialog(xdialogModel,UNO_QUERY);
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xPSetDialog.is()) printf("OK XPropertySet\n"); else printf("Error ... XPropertySet\n");
	#endif
	sal_Int32 value=100;
	val<<=value;
	xPSetDialog->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("PositionX"),val);
	xPSetDialog->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("PositionY"),val);
	value=300;val<<=value;
	xPSetDialog->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Width"),val);
	value=200;val<<=value;
	xPSetDialog->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Height"),val);
 
	val <<=OUString::createFromAscii("Runtime Dialog Demo");
	xPSetDialog->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Title"),val);
 
	Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xMultiServiceFactory( xdialogModel,UNO_QUERY);
 
///*****************
//******** in the above line xMultiServiceFactory instead xServiceManager !!!!!!
//Reference< XInterface > xbuttonModel = xServiceManager>createInstance( ....
	Reference< XInterface > xbuttonModel = xMultiServiceFactory->createInstance(
		OUString::createFromAscii("com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlButtonModel"));
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xbuttonModel.is()) printf("OK UnoControlButtonModel\n"); else printf("Error ... UnoControlButtonModel\n");
	#endif
	Reference< XPropertySet > xPSetButton(xbuttonModel,UNO_QUERY);
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xPSetButton.is()) printf("OK XPropertySet\n"); else printf("Error ... XPropertySet\n");
	#endif
	value=20; val <<= value;
	xPSetButton->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("PositionX"),val);
	value=170; val <<= value;
	xPSetButton->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("PositionY"),val);
	value=50; val <<= value;
	xPSetButton->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Width"),val);
	value=14; val <<= value;
	xPSetButton->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Height"),val);
	val <<=OUString::createFromAscii("Button1");
	xPSetButton->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Name"),val);
	xPSetButton->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("TabIndex"),makeAny((short)0));
	val <<=OUString::createFromAscii(">>");
	xPSetButton->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Label"),val);
 
// second button : OK button
// we need a second button modedl
	Reference< XInterface > xbuttonModel2 = xMultiServiceFactory->createInstance(
		OUString::createFromAscii("com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlButtonModel"));
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xbuttonModel.is()) printf("OK UnoControlButtonModel\n"); else printf("Error ... UnoControlButtonModel\n");
	#endif
	Reference< XPropertySet > xPSetButton2(xbuttonModel2,UNO_QUERY);
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xPSetButton2.is()) printf("OK XPropertySet\n"); else printf("Error ... XPropertySet\n");
	#endif
	// *** The following property is not position-independant !!!!!
	// Don't forget to add : #include <com/sun/star/awt/PushButtonType.hpp>
	// Don't forget to add "com.sun.star.awt.PushButtonType \" in the makefile
	// short is found with Inspector
	val <<= (short)PushButtonType_OK;
	xPSetButton2->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("PushButtonType"),val);
 
	value=220; val <<= value;
	xPSetButton2->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("PositionX"),val);
	value=170; val <<= value;
	xPSetButton2->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("PositionY"),val);
	value=50; val <<= value;
	xPSetButton2->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Width"),val);
	value=14; val <<= value;
	xPSetButton2->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Height"),val);
	val <<=OUString::createFromAscii("Button2");
	xPSetButton2->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Name"),val);
	xPSetButton2->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("TabIndex"),makeAny((short)1));
	val <<=OUString::createFromAscii("OK");
	xPSetButton2->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Label"),val);
 
	Reference< XInterface > xlabelModel = xMultiServiceFactory->createInstance(
		OUString::createFromAscii("com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlEditModel"));
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xlabelModel.is()) printf("OK EditModel\n"); else printf("Error ... EditModel\n");
	#endif
	Reference< XPropertySet > xPSetLabel(xlabelModel,UNO_QUERY);
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xPSetLabel.is()) printf("OK XPropertySet2\n"); else printf("Error ... XPropertySet2\n");
	#endif
	value=10; val <<= value;
	xPSetLabel->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("PositionX"),val);
	value=10; val <<= value;
	xPSetLabel->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("PositionY"),val);
	value=280; val <<= value;
	xPSetLabel->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Width"),val);
	value=150; val <<= value;
	xPSetLabel->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Height"),val);
	xPSetLabel->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("HScroll"),makeAny((sal_Bool)true));
	xPSetLabel->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("VScroll"),makeAny((sal_Bool)true));
	xPSetLabel->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("MultiLine"),makeAny((sal_Bool)true));
	xPSetLabel->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("HardLineBreaks"),makeAny((sal_Bool)true));
	val <<=OUString::createFromAscii("Label1");
	xPSetLabel->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("Name"),val);
	xPSetLabel->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii("TabIndex"),makeAny((short)2));
 
// insert all the control in container
	Reference< XNameContainer > xNameCont(xdialogModel,UNO_QUERY);
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xNameCont.is()) printf("OK XNameContainer\n"); else printf("Error ... XNameContainer\n");
	#endif
	val <<= xbuttonModel;
// We insert first the button
	xNameCont->insertByName(OUString::createFromAscii("Button1") ,val);
	#ifdef DEBUG
	printf("First\n");
	#endif
	val <<= xbuttonModel2;
	xNameCont->insertByName(OUString::createFromAscii("Button2") ,val); //printf("First\n");
// We insert now the text control
	val <<= xlabelModel;
	xNameCont->insertByName(OUString::createFromAscii("Label1") , val);
	// create the dialog control and set the model
	Reference< XInterface >dialog = xServiceManager->createInstance(
		OUString::createFromAscii("com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlDialog"));
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (dialog.is()) printf("OK dialog\n"); else printf("Error ... dialog\n");
	#endif
	Reference< XControl > xControl(dialog,UNO_QUERY);
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xControl.is()) printf("OK XControl\n"); else printf("Error ... XControl\n");
	#endif
	Reference< XControlModel > xControlModel(xdialogModel,UNO_QUERY);
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xControlModel.is()) printf("OK xControlModel\n"); else printf("Error ... xControlModel\n");
	#endif
	xControl->setModel(xControlModel);
 
// add an action listener to the button control
	Reference< XControlContainer > xControlCont(dialog,UNO_QUERY);
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xControlCont.is()) printf("OK xControlContainer\n"); else printf("Error ... xControlContainer\n");
	#endif
	Reference< XInterface > objectButton=xControlCont->getControl(OUString::createFromAscii("Button1"));
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (objectButton.is()) printf("OK objectButton\n"); else printf("Error ... objectButton\n");
	#endif
	Reference< XButton > xButton(objectButton,UNO_QUERY);
	ActionListenerImpl *xListener = new ActionListenerImpl( xControlCont,this );
	Reference< XActionListener > xActionListener = static_cast< XActionListener* > ( xListener );
	xButton->addActionListener( xActionListener );
 
// create a peer
	Reference< XToolkit >xToolkit = Reference< XToolkit >( xServiceManager->createInstance(
                                        OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
                                            "com.sun.star.awt.Toolkit" ))), UNO_QUERY );
	#ifdef DEBUG
	if (xToolkit.is()) printf ("XToolkit OK...\n"); else printf("XToolkit Error\n");
	#endif
	Reference< XWindow > xWindow(xControl,UNO_QUERY);
	xWindow->setVisible(true);
	xControl->createPeer(xToolkit,NULL);
 
	Reference< XDialog > xDialog(dialog,UNO_QUERY);
	xDialog->execute();
	Reference< XComponent > xComponent(dialog,UNO_QUERY);
	xComponent->dispose();
 
}

We need also an event listener (see Calc Event Listener and First Dialog). The corresponding code is :

//Listing 17 action performed event listener
// C++
// Don't forget the #include <cppuhelper/implbase1.hxx>
typedef ::cppu::WeakImplHelper1< ::com::sun::star::awt::XActionListener > ActionListenerHelper;
/** action listener
*/
class ActionListenerImpl : public ActionListenerHelper
{
private :
	sal_Int32 _nCounts;
	Reference< XControlContainer > _xControlCont;
	//XControlContainer _xControlCont;
	ReflectionHelper *refHelp;
	Sequence <OUString> methods,properties,services,types;
 
public :
 
ActionListenerImpl(const Reference< XControlContainer >& xControlCont,ReflectionHelper *rHelper) {
	_xControlCont = xControlCont;
	_nCounts = 0;
	refHelp = rHelper;
	methods = refHelp->getMethods();
	properties = refHelp->getPropertiesWithValues();
	services = refHelp->getServices();
	types = refHelp->getTypes();
}
 
// XEventListener
 virtual void SAL_CALL disposing (const com::sun::star::lang::EventObject& aEventObj ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException) {
//	_xControlCont = NULL;
#ifdef DEBUG
	printf("object listened to will be disposed\n");
#endif
}
 
// XActionListener
virtual void SAL_CALL actionPerformed (const ::com::sun::star::awt::ActionEvent& rEvent ) throw ( RuntimeException) {
	OUString OUStr;
// set label text
	Reference< XControl > label = _xControlCont->getControl(OUString::createFromAscii("Label1"));
 
// Don't forget to add : #include <com/sun/star/awt/XTextComponent.hpp>
// Don't forget to add "com.sun.star.awt.XTextComponent \" in the makefile
	Reference< XTextComponent > xLabel(label,UNO_QUERY);
	switch (_nCounts%4){
	case 0 :
		for (int i=0;i<methods.getLength();i++){
			if(i==0) xLabel->setText(methods[i] + OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));else
			xLabel->insertText (xLabel->getSelection(),
			methods[i] + OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));
		}
		xLabel->insertText (xLabel->getSelection(),
			OUString::createFromAscii("******** Methods : ") +
			OUStr.valueOf((sal_Int32)methods.getLength())+ OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));
		break;
	case 1 :for (int i=0;i<properties.getLength();i++){
			if(i==0) xLabel->setText(properties[i] + OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));else
			xLabel->insertText (xLabel->getSelection(),
			properties[i] + OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));
		}
		xLabel->insertText (xLabel->getSelection(),
			OUString::createFromAscii("******** Properties : ") +
			OUStr.valueOf((sal_Int32)properties.getLength())+ OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));
		break;
	case 2 :for (int i=0;i<services.getLength();i++){
			if(i==0) xLabel->setText(services[i] + OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));else
			xLabel->insertText (xLabel->getSelection(),
			services[i] + OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));
		}
		xLabel->insertText (xLabel->getSelection(),
			OUString::createFromAscii("******** Services : ") +
			OUStr.valueOf((sal_Int32)services.getLength())+ OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));
		break;
	case 3 :for (int i=0;i<types.getLength();i++){
			if(i==0) xLabel->setText(types[i] + OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));else
			xLabel->insertText (xLabel->getSelection(),
			types[i] + OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));
		}
		xLabel->insertText (xLabel->getSelection(),
			OUString::createFromAscii("******** Types - Interfaces : ") +
			OUStr.valueOf((sal_Int32)types.getLength())+ OUString::createFromAscii("\n"));
		break;
	}
 
// increase click counter
	_nCounts++;
 }
};
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Because it's hard to maintain code cut in many parts as above, I have added a Snippet here. This snippet will be the more recent complete class code.

Using The Helper

Using this helper is easy : here is an example using com.sun.star.frame.XComponentLoader, com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory Interfaces and com.sun.star.frame.Desktop service and also ooConnect(). In a separate C++ file you can put :

//Listing 18 Using this helper
// C++
main( ) {
//retrieve an instance of the remote service manager
	Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xServiceManager;
    	xServiceManager = ooConnect();
    	if( xServiceManager.is() ){
        	printf( "Connected sucessfully to the office\n" );
    	}
 
//get the desktop service using createInstance returns an XInterface type
    	Reference< XInterface  > Desktop = xServiceManager->createInstance(
    		OUString::createFromAscii( "com.sun.star.frame.Desktop" ));
 
//query for the XComponentLoader interface
    	Reference< XComponentLoader > rComponentLoader (Desktop, UNO_QUERY);
    	if( rComponentLoader.is() ){
        	printf( "XComponentloader successfully instanciated\n" );
    	}
 
	Any toInspect;
// I want to inspect rComponentLoader object :
	toInspect <<= rComponentLoader;
// need a service manager
	ReflectionHelper *Reflect = new (ReflectionHelper)(toInspect,xServiceManager);
 
	Reflect->printOut();
 
	return 0;
}

The corresponding result is given in the Figure below :

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After launching this dialog, please click on ">>" button to see the other informations on services, interfaces and properties.

Documentation note.png If you want to use this helper you have to modify the makefile because your class is compiled as object file and then linked together with the office_connect program.

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