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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_dialogs_XFilterManager_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ui_dialogs_XFilterManager_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

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

module com { module sun { module star { module ui { module dialogs {

//=============================================================================
/** Specifies a filter manager interface for a FilePicker
*/
 
published interface XFilterManager: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/**	Adds a filter identified by a title. 

		@param aTitle
		Specifies the name of the filter as shown in the filter box of the
		FilePicker dialog.

		@param aFilter
		Specifies the extensions of the filter. Multiple filters should be
		semicolon separated. The semicolon may not be used as character in
		a filter expresion. A typical filter is for instance '*.txt'.

		@throws ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
		If a filter with the specified title already exists.
			
	*/
	void appendFilter( [in] string aTitle, [in] string aFilter )
		raises( ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/**	Sets the current filter.

		@param aTitle
		Specifies the name of the filter to be set.

		@throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
		If the specified filter was not found.
	*/
	void setCurrentFilter( [in] string aTitle )
		raises( ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/**	Returns the currently selected filter.

		@returns 
		The the name of the selected filter or an empty string if
		there is no filter or no filter is currently selected.
	*/
	string getCurrentFilter( );
};

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

}; }; }; }; };


#endif

