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#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XLinkageSupport_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_embed_XLinkageSupport_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XStorage_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/embed/XStorage.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XCommonEmbedPersist_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/embed/XCommonEmbedPersist.idl>
#endif

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_WrongStateException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/embed/WrongStateException.idl>
#endif

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

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module embed {

//============================================================================
/** specifies an additional implementation for linked embedded object support.
 */
published interface XLinkageSupport: XCommonEmbedPersist
{
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** breaks the link and provides the object with a parent storage and a
		name for object's entry
	
		<p>
		This method can be used only for links implementations that implement
		the whole set of embedded object interfaces. Usually the sets of
		interfaces are the same for links and objects. An example of exception
		from this are OOo links that do not implement
		<type>XEmbedPersist</type> interface. For such cases the method will
		throw an exception.
		</p>

		<p>
		The link will be broken and the linked object will become a normal
		embedded object.
		</p>

		<p>
		An entry with the specified name should be created\opened inside
		provided storage. This entry will be used for the object persistence.
		If the entry exists already all it's contents will be ignored.
		</p>

		@param xStorage
			a parent storage the entry should be created\opened in

		@param sEntryName
			a name for the entry

		@throws ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
			one of arguments is illegal

        @throws com::sun::star::embed::WrongStateException
			the object is in wrong state or not a linked object

        @throws com::sun::star::io::IOException
			in case object has not persistence or other io problems

        @throws com::sun::star::uno::Exception
			in case of other problems

		@see also XEmbedPersist::setPersistentEntry
	 */
	void breakLink( [in] ::com::sun::star::embed::XStorage xStorage,
					[in] string sEntryName )
		raises( ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
				::com::sun::star::embed::WrongStateException,
				::com::sun::star::io::IOException,
				::com::sun::star::uno::Exception );


	//------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** allows to detect whether the object is a linked one.
		<p>
			Most of embedded objects will not support this interface, but some
		of them can do it, to allow conversion from link to object. After
		the conversion the object does not change, so interface set staies the
		same, but the object is not a link any more.
		</p>

		@return
			<TRUE/> - the object is a linked one.
			<FALSE/> - otherwise

        @throws com::sun::star::embed::WrongStateException
			the object is in wrong state
	 */
	boolean isLink()
		raises( ::com::sun::star::embed::WrongStateException );

	//------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** returns the URL of the link object.

        @throws com::sun::star::embed::WrongStateException
			the object is in wrong state or is not a link
	 */
	string getLinkURL()
		raises( ::com::sun::star::embed::WrongStateException,
				::com::sun::star::uno::Exception );
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif