# coding: utf-8
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# Copyright 2022 :Barry-Thomas-Paul: Moss
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# Interface Class
# this is a auto generated file generated by Cheetah
# Libre Office Version: 7.3
# Namespace: com.sun.star.sheet
from typing_extensions import Literal
import typing
from ..container.x_name_access import XNameAccess as XNameAccess_e2ab0cf6
if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
    from .dde_link_mode import DDELinkMode as DDELinkMode_ac830b01
    from .xdde_link import XDDELink as XDDELink_8cc609d4

class XDDELinks(XNameAccess_e2ab0cf6):
    """
    provides a method to add a DDE link to a spreadsheet.
    
    **since**
    
        OOo 3.0

    See Also:
        `API XDDELinks <https://api.libreoffice.org/docs/idl/ref/interfacecom_1_1sun_1_1star_1_1sheet_1_1XDDELinks.html>`_
    """
    __pyunointerface__: Literal['com.sun.star.sheet.XDDELinks']

    def addDDELink(self, aApplication: str, aTopic: str, aItem: str, nMode: 'DDELinkMode_ac830b01') -> 'XDDELink_8cc609d4':
        """
        adds a DDE link to the spreadsheet without updating it.
        
        If a DDE link with the specified parameters already exists, the existing DDE link will be returned. Otherwise a new DDE link will be created.
        """

