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#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_XTemplateInstance_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_configuration_XTemplateInstance_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
#endif 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module configuration {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** is implemented by objects that are instances of a named template to provide 
	information about the template.

	<p>	Template names are similar to service names, but apply to structure and
		content, rather than to type.
	</p>
	<p>	Often a template description can be retrieved from a repository and then be 
		interpreted by a factory object. Templates provide a means to build 
		new kinds of objects dynamically.
	</p>

	@see XTemplateContainer
 */
published interface XTemplateInstance: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** retrieves the name of the template
	
		@returns  
			the name of the template this object was built from or conforms to. 
	 */
	string getTemplateName(); 

}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif