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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XContentCreator_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ucb_XContentCreator_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_ContentInfo_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ucb/ContentInfo.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XContent_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ucb/XContent.idl>
#endif


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

module com { module sun { module star { module ucb {

//=============================================================================
/** A creator for new (persistent) contents, like file system folders.

    <p>Creation of a new (persistent) content:
    <ol>
        <li>creatabletypes = creator.queryCreatableContentsInfo()
        <li>choose a suitable type from creatabletypes
        <li>newObject = creator.createNewContent( type )
        <li>initialize the new object (i.e. newObject.Property1 = ...)
        <li>let the new content execute the command "insert". That command
            commits the data and makes the new content persistent.
    </ol>

    @deprecated

    <p>This interface is deprecated.  Use <type>Content</type> property
       "CreatableContentsInfo" and command "createNewContent" instead.

    @version  1.0
    @author   Kai Sommerfeld
    @see      XContent
    @see      XCommandProcessor
*/
published interface XContentCreator: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** returns a list with information about the creatable contents.

        @returns
        the list with information about the creatable contents.
    */
    sequence<com::sun::star::ucb::ContentInfo> queryCreatableContentsInfo();

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** creates a new content of given type.

        @param Info
        the content information.

        @returns
        the new content, if operation was successful.
    */
    com::sun::star::ucb::XContent createNewContent(
                        [in] com::sun::star::ucb::ContentInfo Info );
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif