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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_XUIElementFactory_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ui_XUIElementFactory_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_XUIElement_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ui/XUIElement.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_NoSuchElementException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/NoSuchElementException.idl>
#endif

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyValue_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl>
#endif

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

module com { module sun { module star { module ui {

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

/** specifies a user interface element factory that can create and initialize
    user interface elements.

    <p>
    User interface element factories must be registered at a
    <type>UIElementFactoryManager</type> service to provide access to itself.

    Currently the following user interface element types are defined:
    <ul>
        <li><b>menubar</b>A configurable user interface element.</li>
        <li><b>popupmenu</b>A configurable user interface element.</li>
        <li><b>toolbar</b>A configurable user interface element.</li>
        <li><b>statusbar</b>A configurable user interface element.</li>
        <li><b>floater</b>A basic user interface element.</li>
    </ul>
    </p>

    @since OpenOffice 2.0
*/

published interface XUIElementFactory : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** creates a new instances of a specific user interface element.

        @param ResourceURL
            specifies which unique user interface element should be created
            by the factory. A resourcce URL must meet the following syntax:
            "private:resource/$type/$name. It is only allowed to use ascii
            characters for type and name. This argument must not be empty to
            have a working user interface element instance.The implementation
            can throw an
            <type scope="com::sun::star::container">NoSuchElementException</type>
            if it doesn't know how to create the request user interface
            element.

        @param Args
            The following arguments are supported:
            <ul>
                <li><b>Frame</b><br>
                    specifies the <type scope="com::sun::star::frame">XFrame</type>
                    instance to which the user interface element belongs to. To
                    create a configurable user interface element the frame
                    instance must contain a visible component. Otherwise it is
                    not possible to determine the correct user interface
                    configuration manager. This argument is <b>mandatory</b> to
                    have a working configurable user interface element instance.
                </li>
                <li><b>ParentWindow</b><br/>
                    specifies a parent window to use for the window(s) representing
                    the UI element. Depending on the concrete UI element type, this parameter
                    might be required or ignored by an implementation.
                </li>
                <li><b>Persistent</b><br>specifies if changes to a configurable
                    user interface element should be persistent. This is an
                    optional argument. The default value is <TRUE/>.</li>
            </ul>

        <p>
        An implementation is responsible to initialize every newly created user
        interface element if the necessary properties are provided. Especially
        it must connect a configurable user interface element to the correct user
        interface configuration manager. Without this connection the configurable
        user interface element cannot retrieve its structure data and changes to
        the user interface element structure won't be persistent. It is up to the
        implementation to throw an
        <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">IllegalArgumentException</type>
        if it cannot create a user interface element with the provided arguments.

        @see ConfigurableUIElement
        @see UIElement
        </p>
    */
    ::com::sun::star::ui::XUIElement createUIElement( [in] string ResourceURL, [in] sequence< com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > Args ) raises ( com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException, com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
};

}; }; }; };

#endif