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#ifndef XMLOFF_PROPERTY_HANDLER_HXX
#define XMLOFF_PROPERTY_HANDLER_HXX

#include "forms/property_ids.hxx"

#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>

#include <rtl/ref.hxx>

#include <map>
#include <vector>

//......................................................................................................................
namespace xmloff
{
//......................................................................................................................

    typedef ::std::map< PropertyId, ::com::sun::star::uno::Any >    PropertyValues;

	//==================================================================================================================
	//= IPropertyHandler
	//==================================================================================================================
    class IPropertyHandler : public ::rtl::IReference
	{
    public:
        /** retrieves the XML attribute value for the given property values
        */
        virtual ::rtl::OUString
            getAttributeValue( const PropertyValues& i_propertyValues ) const = 0;

        /** is a convenience method for XML attributes whose value comprises of only one UNO API property
        */
        virtual ::rtl::OUString
            getAttributeValue( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& i_propertyValue ) const = 0;

        /** retrieves the values of the properties controlled by an XML attributed, described by a given attribute value
        */
        virtual bool
            getPropertyValues( const ::rtl::OUString i_attributeValue, PropertyValues& o_propertyValues ) const = 0;

        virtual ~IPropertyHandler() { }
	};

	//==================================================================================================================
	//= PPropertyHandler
	//==================================================================================================================
    typedef ::rtl::Reference< IPropertyHandler >    PPropertyHandler;

	//==================================================================================================================
	//= PropertyHandlerFactory
	//==================================================================================================================
    typedef PPropertyHandler (*PropertyHandlerFactory)( const PropertyId i_propertyId );

//......................................................................................................................
} // namespace xmloff
//......................................................................................................................

#endif // XMLOFF_PROPERTY_HANDLER_HXX