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#ifndef __com_sun_star_datatransfer_XMimeContentTypeFactory_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_datatransfer_XMimeContentTypeFactory_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_datatransfer_XMimeContentType_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/datatransfer/XMimeContentType.idl>
#endif

module com { module sun { module star { module datatransfer {

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
/** Implementations of this interface do create a 
	<type scope="com::sun::star::datatransfer">XMimeContentType</type> from
	a given string that represents a MIME content-type 
	(see <a href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2045.txt">Rfc2045</a> and 
	<a href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2046.txt">Rfc2046</a>).
	
*/
published interface XMimeContentTypeFactory : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** Creates an object that implements <type>XMimeContentType</type>.

		@param aContentType
		A string that represents a MIME content-type as specified in 
		<a href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2045.txt">Rfc2045</a> and 
		<a href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2046.txt">Rfc2046</a>.

		@returns
		An object that implements <type>XMimeContentType</type>.
		
		@throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
		if the string does not conform to 
		<a href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2045.txt">Rfc2045</a> and 
		<a href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2046.txt">Rfc2046</a>;
		<p><strong>Exception:</strong> Quoted parameter values may contain spaces.</p>

		@see com::sun::star::datatransfer::XMimeContentType
	*/
	com::sun::star::datatransfer::XMimeContentType createMimeContentType( [in] string aContentType )
		raises ( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
};

}; }; }; };

#endif

