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27#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XContentAccess_idl__
28#define __com_sun_star_ucb_XContentAccess_idl__
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
32#endif
33
34//=============================================================================
35
36module com { module sun { module star { module ucb {
37
38 published interface XContent;
39 published interface XContentIdentifier;
40
41//=============================================================================
42/** specifies methods for obtaining information on a content in different
43	levels.
44
45	<p>For example, if there is a cursor which points to <type>XContent</type>s,
46	this interface could be used to give the user access to the content under
47	the cursor. If the client only needs the identifier string of the content,
48	there is no need to first create the content object, then to obtain the
49	string from it and after that to release the content.
50
51    @version	1.0
52    @author   	Kai Sommerfeld
53    @see      	XContent
54	@see	  	XContentIdentifier
55*/
56
57published interface XContentAccess : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
58{
59	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
60	/** returns the identifier string of the content ( "cheap method" ).
61
62		<p>Note that this string can be used later to recreate the content.
63
64		@returns
65		the identifier string.
66	*/
67	string queryContentIdentifierString();
68
69	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
70	/** returns the identifier object of the content.
71
72		@returns
73		the identifier object.
74	*/
75	XContentIdentifier queryContentIdentifier();
76
77	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
78	/** returns the content ( "most expensive method" ).
79
80		@returns
81		the content.
82	*/
83	XContent queryContent();
84};
85
86//=============================================================================
87
88}; }; }; };
89
90#endif
91