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#ifndef __com_sun_star_xml_sax_XFastTokenHandler_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_xml_sax_XFastTokenHandler_idl__

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

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module xml {  module sax {

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

/** interface to translate xml strings to integer tokens.

	<p>An instance of this interface can be registered at a <type>XFastParser</type>.
	It should be able to translate all xml names (element local names,
	attribute local names and constant attribute values) to integer tokens.

	A token value must be greater or equal to zero and less than
	<const>FastToken::NAMESPACE</const>. If a string identifier is not known
	to this instance, <const>FastToken::DONTKNOW</const> is returned.
 */
interface XFastTokenHandler: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/**	returns a integer token for the given string identifier.

		@returns
			a unique integer token for the given String or <const>FastToken::DONTKNOW</const>
			if the identifier is not known to this instance.
	*/
	long getToken( [in] string Identifier );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** returns a string identifier for the given integer token.
	*/
	string getIdentifier( [in] long Token );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** returns a integer token for the given string

		@param Identifier
			the string given as a byte sequence encoded in UTF8

		@returns
			a unique integer token for the given String or <const>FastToken::DONTKNOW</const>
			if the identifier is not known to this instance.
	*/
	long getTokenFromUTF8( [in] sequence< byte > Identifier );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** returns a identifier for the given integer token as a byte
	  	sequence encoded in UTF8.
	*/
	sequence< byte > getUTF8Identifier( [in] long Token );
};

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

}; }; }; }; };

#endif