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#ifndef _SLIDESHOW_STRINGANIMATION_HXX
#define _SLIDESHOW_STRINGANIMATION_HXX

#include <animation.hxx>

#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>


/* Definition of StringAnimation interface */

namespace slideshow
{
    namespace internal
    {
        /** Interface defining a string animation.

            This interface is a specialization of the Animation
            interface, and is used to animate attributes representable
            by a discrete character string (e.g. font names)
         */
        class StringAnimation : public Animation
        {
        public:
            typedef ::rtl::OUString ValueType;

            /** Set the animation to value rStr

                @param rStr
                Current animation value.
             */
            virtual bool operator()( const ValueType& rStr ) = 0;

            /** Request the underlying value for this animation.

                This is necessary for pure To or By animations, as the
                Activity cannot determine a sensible start value
                otherwise.

                @attention Note that you are only permitted to query
                for the underlying value, if the animation has actually
                been started (via start() call).
             */
            virtual ValueType getUnderlyingValue() const = 0;
        };

        typedef ::boost::shared_ptr< StringAnimation > StringAnimationSharedPtr;

    }
}

#endif /* _SLIDESHOW_STRINGANIMATION_HXX */