offapi/com/sun/star/ui/UIElementFactory.idl

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  28 #ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_UIElementFactory_idl__
  29 #define __com_sun_star_ui_UIElementFactory_idl__
  30
  31 #ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_XUIElementFactory_idl__
  32 #include <com/sun/star/ui/XUIElementFactory.idl>
  33 #endif
  34
  35 //=============================================================================
  36
  37 module com { module sun { module star { module ui {
  38
  39 //=============================================================================
  40
  41 /** specifies a user interface element factory that can create and initialize
  42     a user interface element type.
  43
  44     <p>
  45     It depends on the implementation which user interface element types can be
  46     created. It is also possible that a factory is only able to create one
  47     special user interface element. User interface element factories must be
  48     registered at the single instance <type>UIElementFactoryManager</type>
  49     service to provide access to itself.
  50     </p>
  51
  52     @since OOo 2.0.0
  53 */
  54
  55 service UIElementFactory
  56 {
  57     /** this interface provides a function to create and initalize new
  58         instances of user interface elements.
  59
  60         @see XUIElementFactory
  61      */
  62     interface com::sun::star::ui::XUIElementFactory;
  63 };
  64
  65 }; }; }; };
  66
  67 #endif