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#ifndef __com_sun_star_document_XFilter_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_document_XFilter_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyValue_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl>
#endif

//=============================================================================

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module document {

//=============================================================================
/** interface to filter documents

    <p>
    This interface will be used by service <type>ImportFilter</type> or
    <type>ExportFilter</type> to support loading/saving of documents in
    different formats. The target/source of such filter operations must
    be known <em>before</em> filtering will be started.
    (see <type>XImporter</type> and <type>XExporter</type> too)
    Otherwise this interface can't work right.
    <p>

    @see ImportFilter
    @see ExportFilter
    @see XImporter
    @see XExporter
 */
published interface XFilter: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
        /** filter the document.

		<p>
		The given <type>MediaDescriptor</type> holds all neccessary information
		about the document.

        Don't hold hard references to the descriptor items. You must copy needed information!
        Otherwise we couldn't destroy (for example) an existing input stream!
		</p>
		@param aDescriptor
			the MediaDescriptor describing the respective document.
		@return a boolean value indicating whether the filter operation was successful or not.
	 */
	boolean filter( [in] sequence< com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > aDescriptor );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
        /** cancel the process.
	  */
	void cancel();

};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif