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#ifndef __com_sun_star_datatransfer_clipboard_XClipboardFactory_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_datatransfer_clipboard_XClipboardFactory_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif

//=============================================================================

module com { module sun { module star { module datatransfer { module clipboard {

 published interface XClipboard;
				
//=============================================================================
/** Should be implemented by a clipboard factory that simplifies the creation of
	multiple clipboard instances.
 
	@see com::sun::star::datatransfer::clipboard::XClipboard
*/

published interface XClipboardFactory: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** Creates a new named clipboard instance.

		@returns
		A newly created instance of a <type>GenericClipboard</type> 
		implementation. 

		@param aName 
		The name the clipboard should have.

		@throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
		If an empty string is passed as clipboard name.
    */
    XClipboard createClipboard( [in] string aName )
		raises ( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; }; };

#endif