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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
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+ *
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+ */
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XMultiServiceFactory_idl__
+#define __com_sun_star_lang_XMultiServiceFactory_idl__
+
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Exception.idl>
+
+
+
+module com {  module sun {  module star {  module lang {
+
+
+/** Allows creating instances specified by a string name.
+
+    @note
+    Although this interface deals with the notion of "services", it is
+    not restricted to services but is more general.
+    This interface can be used for all kinds
+    of factories for all kinds of instances, not only UNO services.
+*/
+published interface XMultiServiceFactory: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
+{
+    /** Creates an instance classified by the specified name.
+
+        @param aServiceSpecifier
+               classified name of instance
+        @return
+                instance
+    */
+    com::sun::star::uno::XInterface createInstance( [in] string aServiceSpecifier )
+        raises( com::sun::star::uno::Exception );
+
+    /** Creates an instance classified by the specified name and passes the arguments
+        to that instance.
+
+        @param ServiceSpecifier
+               classified name of instance
+        @param Arguments
+               arguments passed to the instance
+        @return
+                instance
+    */
+    com::sun::star::uno::XInterface createInstanceWithArguments(
+        [in] string ServiceSpecifier,
+        [in] sequence<any> Arguments )
+        raises( com::sun::star::uno::Exception );
+
+    /** Provides the available names of the factory to be used to create instances.
+
+        @returns
+                 sequence of all names
+    */
+    sequence<string> getAvailableServiceNames();
+};
+
+
+}; }; }; };
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */