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#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XLinkCreator_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_embed_XLinkCreator_idl__

#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/embed/XStorage.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/io/IOException.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/embed/WrongStateException.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl>

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

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

//=============================================================================
/** allows to create and initialize a new link.
    <p>
    Methods of this interface does not require specification of the object type,
    it will be detected.
    </p>
 */
published interface XLinkCreator: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** creates a new object based on
        <type scope="com::sun::star::document">MediaDescriptor</type>
        and initializes it as a link.

        <p>
        In case the entry exists already all it's contents will be ignored and
        rewritten on storing of the object.
        </p>

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

        @param sEntryName
            a name for the entry

        @param aArgs
            <type scope="com::sun::star::document">MediaDescriptor</type>
            the link will be based on

        @param aObjectArgs
            optional parameters for the object persistence initialization,
            see also
            <type scope="com::sun::star::embed">EmbeddedObjectDescriptor</type>

        @throws ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
            the argument is illegal

        @throws com::sun::star::io::IOException
            in case of io problems during opening\creation

        @throws com::sun::star::uno::Exception
            in case of other problems
     */
    ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface createInstanceLink(
            [in] ::com::sun::star::embed::XStorage xStorage,
             [in] string sEntryName,
             [in] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > aArgs,
            [in] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > aObjectArgs )
        raises( ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
                ::com::sun::star::io::IOException,
                ::com::sun::star::uno::Exception );
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif

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