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23#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_XTemplateInstance_idl__
24#define __com_sun_star_configuration_XTemplateInstance_idl__
25
26#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
27#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
28#endif
29
30//=============================================================================
31
32 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module configuration {
33
34//=============================================================================
35
36/** is implemented by objects that are instances of a named template to provide
37	information about the template.
38
39	<p>	Template names are similar to service names, but apply to structure and
40		content, rather than to type.
41	</p>
42	<p>	Often a template description can be retrieved from a repository and then be
43		interpreted by a factory object. Templates provide a means to build
44		new kinds of objects dynamically.
45	</p>
46
47	@see XTemplateContainer
48 */
49published interface XTemplateInstance: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
50{
51	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
52
53	/** retrieves the name of the template
54
55		@returns
56			the name of the template this object was built from or conforms to.
57	 */
58	string getTemplateName();
59
60};
61
62//=============================================================================
63
64}; }; }; };
65
66#endif
67