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package com.sun.star.comp.helper;

/** Component context entry for constructing ComponentContext objects.
    <p>
    A ComponentContextEntry is separated into a late-init and direct-value
    purpose.
    The first one is commonly used for singleton objects of the component
    context, that are raised on first-time retrieval of the key.
    You have to pass a com.sun.star.lang.XSingleComponentFactory
    or string (=&gt; service name) object for this.
    </p>
*/
public class ComponentContextEntry
{
    /** if late init of service instance, set service name (String) or
        component factory (XSingleComponentFactory), null otherwise
    */
    public Object m_lateInit;
    /** set entry value
    */
    public Object m_value;
    
    /** Creating a late-init singleton entry component context entry.
        The second parameter will be ignored and overwritten during
        instanciation of the singleton instance.
        
        @param lateInit
               object factory or service string
        @param value
               pass null (dummy separating from second ctor signature)
    */
    public ComponentContextEntry( Object lateInit, Object value )
    {
        this.m_lateInit = lateInit;
        this.m_value = value;
    }
    /** Creating a direct value component context entry.
        
        @param value
               pass null
    */
    public ComponentContextEntry( Object value )
    {
        this.m_lateInit = null;
        this.m_value = value;
    }
}