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#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_XUIControllerFactory_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_frame_XUIControllerFactory_idl__

#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiComponentFactory.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/frame/XUIControllerRegistration.idl>

module com { module sun { module star { module frame {

/** a factory to create User Interface controllers.

    <p>
    A user interface controller can be registered for a command URL. A certain user
    interface controller will be created when a user interface element contains a
    registered command URL.

    @see PopupMenuControllerFactory
    @see StatusbarControllerFactory
    @see ToolbarControllerFactory
    </p>

    @since OpenOffice 4.0
 */
interface XUIControllerFactory
{
    /** this interface provides functions to create new instances of a registered UI controller.

        <p>
        Use <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiComponentFactory::createInstanceWithArgumentsAndContext()</member> to create
        a new UI controller instance. Use the CommandURL as the service specifier.

        This call supports the following arguments provided as <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyValue</type>:
        <ul>
            <li>
                <b>Frame</b><br>specifies the <type scope="com::sun::star::frame">XFrame</type>
                instance to which the UI controller belongs to. This property must be provided to
                the UI controller, otherwise it cannot dispatch its internal commands.
             </li>
            <li>
                <b>ModuleIdentifier</b><br>optional string that specifies in which module context the UI
                controller should be created.</br>The module identifier can be retrieved using the
                <type>ModuleManager</type>.
            </li>
        </ul>
        </p>
     */
    interface com::sun::star::lang::XMultiComponentFactory;

    /** provides functions to query for, register and deregister a popup menu controller.
     */
    interface XUIControllerRegistration;
};

}; }; }; };

#endif