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#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XLinkCreator_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_embed_XLinkCreator_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.
	<p>
	Methods of this interface does not require specification of the object type,
	it will be detected.
	</p>
 */
published interface XLinkCreator: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** creates a new object based on
		<type scope="com::sun::star::document">MediaDescriptor</type>
		and initializes it as a link.

		<p>
		In case the entry exists already all it's contents will be ignored and
		rewritten on storing of the object.
		</p>

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

		@param sEntryName
			a name for the entry

		@param aArgs
			<type scope="com::sun::star::document">MediaDescriptor</type>
			the link will be based on

        @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
			the argument 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 createInstanceLink(
			[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