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27#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_XTemplateInstance_idl__
28#define __com_sun_star_configuration_XTemplateInstance_idl__
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
32#endif
33
34//=============================================================================
35
36 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module configuration {
37
38//=============================================================================
39
40/** is implemented by objects that are instances of a named template to provide
41	information about the template.
42
43	<p>	Template names are similar to service names, but apply to structure and
44		content, rather than to type.
45	</p>
46	<p>	Often a template description can be retrieved from a repository and then be
47		interpreted by a factory object. Templates provide a means to build
48		new kinds of objects dynamically.
49	</p>
50
51	@see XTemplateContainer
52 */
53published interface XTemplateInstance: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
54{
55	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
56
57	/** retrieves the name of the template
58
59		@returns
60			the name of the template this object was built from or conforms to.
61	 */
62	string getTemplateName();
63
64};
65
66//=============================================================================
67
68}; }; }; };
69
70#endif
71