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#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XLinkFactory_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_embed_XLinkFactory_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XStorage_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/embed/XStorage.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_io_IOException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/io/IOException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_WrongStateException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/embed/WrongStateException.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 embed {

//============================================================================
/** allows to create and initialize a new link of specified type.
 */
published interface XLinkFactory: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** creates a new link and transport parameters for persistent
		initialization.

		<p>
		This method can be used to have a full control over persistence
		initialization of a link.
		</p>
		
		@param aClassID
			the class id of the new object

		@param aClassName
			the class name of the new object

		@param xStorage
			a parent storage the entry should be created in

		@param sEntryName
			a name for the entry

        @param aArgs
			<type scope="com::sun::star::document">MediaDescriptor</type>
			that contains source for the link

        @param aObjectArgs
            optional parameters for the object persistence initialization
            see also
			<type scope="com::sun::star::embed">EmbeddedObjectDescriptor</type>

		@throws ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
			one of arguments is illegal

        @throws com::sun::star::io::IOException
			in case of io problems during opening\creation

        @throws com::sun::star::uno::Exception
			in case of other problems
	 */
	::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface createInstanceLinkUserInit(
			[in] sequence< byte > aClassID,
			[in] string sClassName,
			[in] ::com::sun::star::embed::XStorage xStorage,
			[in] string sEntryName,
			[in] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > aArgs,
			[in] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > aObjectArgs )
		raises( ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
				::com::sun::star::io::IOException,
				::com::sun::star::uno::Exception );
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif