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24#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_UIElementFactory_idl__
25#define __com_sun_star_ui_UIElementFactory_idl__
26
27#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XMultiComponentFactory_idl__
28#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiComponentFactory.idl>
29#endif
30
31#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_XUIElementFactoryRegistration_idl__
32#include <com/sun/star/ui/XUIElementFactoryRegistration.idl>
33#endif
34
35//=============================================================================
36
37module com { module sun { module star { module ui {
38
39//=============================================================================
40
41/** specifies a user interface factory manager that controls all registered user
42    interface element factories.
43
44    <p>An implementation is usually obtained from a
45    <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">ServiceManager</type>.
46    </p>
47
48    @since OpenOffice 2.0
49*/
50
51service UIElementFactoryManager
52{
53    /** provides a function to create new instances of user interface elements.
54
55        <p>
56        A user interface element factory manager is also a user interface element factory. It
57        retrieves the responsible user interface element factory from the provided arguments and passes
58        the arguments to it.
59
60        see @XUIElementFactory
61        </p>
62     */
63    interface XUIElementFactory;
64
65    /** provides functions to query, retrieve, register and deregister user interface element factories.
66    */
67    interface XUIElementFactoryRegistration;
68};
69
70}; }; }; };
71
72#endif
73