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27#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XLinkCreator_idl__
28#define __com_sun_star_embed_XLinkCreator_idl__
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
32#endif
33
34#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XStorage_idl__
35#include <com/sun/star/embed/XStorage.idl>
36#endif
37
38#ifndef __com_sun_star_io_IOException_idl__
39#include <com/sun/star/io/IOException.idl>
40#endif
41
42#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_WrongStateException_idl__
43#include <com/sun/star/embed/WrongStateException.idl>
44#endif
45
46#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
47#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
48#endif
49
50#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyValue_idl__
51#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl>
52#endif
53
54//=============================================================================
55
56 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module embed {
57
58//=============================================================================
59/** allows to create and initialize a new link.
60	<p>
61	Methods of this interface does not require specification of the object type,
62	it will be detected.
63	</p>
64 */
65published interface XLinkCreator: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
66{
67	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
68    /** creates a new object based on
69		<type scope="com::sun::star::document">MediaDescriptor</type>
70		and initializes it as a link.
71
72		<p>
73		In case the entry exists already all it's contents will be ignored and
74		rewritten on storing of the object.
75		</p>
76
77		@param xStorage
78			a parent storage the entry should be created/opened in
79
80		@param sEntryName
81			a name for the entry
82
83		@param aArgs
84			<type scope="com::sun::star::document">MediaDescriptor</type>
85			the link will be based on
86
87        @param aObjectArgs
88            optional parameters for the object persistence initialization,
89            see also
90			<type scope="com::sun::star::embed">EmbeddedObjectDescriptor</type>
91
92		@throws ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
93			the argument is illegal
94
95        @throws com::sun::star::io::IOException
96			in case of io problems during opening\creation
97
98        @throws com::sun::star::uno::Exception
99			in case of other problems
100	 */
101	::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface createInstanceLink(
102			[in] ::com::sun::star::embed::XStorage xStorage,
103		 	[in] string sEntryName,
104		 	[in] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > aArgs,
105			[in] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > aObjectArgs )
106		raises( ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
107				::com::sun::star::io::IOException,
108				::com::sun::star::uno::Exception );
109};
110
111//=============================================================================
112
113}; }; }; };
114
115#endif
116
117