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27#ifndef __com_sun_star_document_XFilter_idl__
28#define __com_sun_star_document_XFilter_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_beans_PropertyValue_idl__
35#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl>
36#endif
37
38//=============================================================================
39
40module com {  module sun {  module star {  module document {
41
42//=============================================================================
43/** interface to filter documents
44
45    <p>
46    This interface will be used by service <type>ImportFilter</type> or
47    <type>ExportFilter</type> to support loading/saving of documents in
48    different formats. The target/source of such filter operations must
49    be known <em>before</em> filtering will be started.
50    (see <type>XImporter</type> and <type>XExporter</type> too)
51    Otherwise this interface can't work right.
52    <p>
53
54    @see ImportFilter
55    @see ExportFilter
56    @see XImporter
57    @see XExporter
58 */
59published interface XFilter: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
60{
61	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
62        /** filter the document.
63
64		<p>
65		The given <type>MediaDescriptor</type> holds all neccessary information
66		about the document.
67
68        Don't hold hard references to the descriptor items. You must copy needed information!
69        Otherwise we couldn't destroy (for example) an existing input stream!
70		</p>
71		@param aDescriptor
72			the MediaDescriptor describing the respective document.
73		@return a boolean value indicating whether the filter operation was successful or not.
74	 */
75	boolean filter( [in] sequence< com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > aDescriptor );
76
77	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
78        /** cancel the process.
79	  */
80	void cancel();
81
82};
83
84//=============================================================================
85
86}; }; }; };
87
88#endif
89