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+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  $RCSfile: convdicxml.hxx,v $
+ *
+ *  $Revision: 1.2 $
+ *
+ *  last change: $Author: obo $ $Date: 2004-04-27 16:06:48 $
+ *
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+
+#ifndef _LINGUISTIC_CONVDICXML_HXX_
+#define _LINGUISTIC_CONVDICXML_HXX_
+
+#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_LINGUISTIC2_XCONVERSIONDICTIONARY_HPP_
+#include <com/sun/star/linguistic2/XConversionDictionary.hpp>
+#endif
+#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_UTIL_XFLUSHABLE_HPP_
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XFlushable.hpp>
+#endif
+#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_LANG_XSERVICEINFO_HPP_
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+#endif
+#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_XML_SAX_XDOCUMENTHANDLER_HPP_
+#include <com/sun/star/xml/sax/XDocumentHandler.hpp>
+#endif
+#ifndef _XMLOFF_XMLEXP_HXX
+#include <xmloff/xmlexp.hxx>
+#endif
+#ifndef _XMLOFF_XMLIMP_HXX
+#include <xmloff/xmlimp.hxx>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _CPPUHELPER_IMPLBASE3_HXX_
+#include <cppuhelper/implbase3.hxx>
+#endif
+#ifndef _CPPUHELPER_INTERFACECONTAINER_H_
+#include <cppuhelper/interfacecontainer.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _STRING_HXX
+#include <tools/string.hxx>
+#endif
+#ifndef _RTL_USTRING_HXX_
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _LINGUISTIC_MISC_HXX_
+#include "misc.hxx"
+#endif
+#ifndef _LINGUISTIC_DEFS_HXX_
+#include "defs.hxx"
+#endif
+
+
+class ConvDic;
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+class ConvDicXMLExport : public SvXMLExport
+{
+    ConvDic     &rDic;
+    sal_Bool    bSuccess;
+
+protected:
+    //void ExportNodes(const SmNode *pIn, int nLevel);
+
+public:
+    ConvDicXMLExport( ConvDic &rConvDic,
+        const rtl::OUString &rFileName,
+        com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::xml::sax::XDocumentHandler > &rHandler) :
+        SvXMLExport ( rFileName, rHandler ),
+        rDic        ( rConvDic ),
+        bSuccess    ( sal_False )
+    {
+    }
+    virtual ~ConvDicXMLExport()
+    {
+    }
+
+    // XServiceInfo (override parent method)
+    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName() throw( ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException );
+
+    // SvXMLExport
+    void _ExportAutoStyles()    {}
+    void _ExportMasterStyles()  {}
+    void _ExportContent();
+    sal_uInt32 exportDoc( enum ::xmloff::token::XMLTokenEnum eClass );
+
+    sal_Bool    Export( SfxMedium &rMedium );
+};
+
+
+class ConvDicXMLImport : public SvXMLImport
+{
+    ConvDic        *pDic;       // conversion dictionary to be used
+                                // if != NULL: whole file will be read and
+                                //   all entries will be added to the dictionary
+                                // if == NULL: no entries will be added
+                                //   but the language and conversion type will
+                                //   still be determined!
+
+    INT16           nLanguage;          // language of the dictionary
+    sal_Int16       nConversionType;    // conversion type the dictionary is used for
+    sal_Bool        bSuccess;
+
+public:
+
+    //!!  see comment for pDic member
+    ConvDicXMLImport( ConvDic *pConvDic, const rtl::OUString &rFileName ) :
+        SvXMLImport ( IMPORT_ALL ),
+        pDic        ( pConvDic )
+    {
+        nLanguage       = LANGUAGE_NONE;
+        nConversionType = -1;
+        bSuccess        = sal_False;
+    }
+
+    virtual ~ConvDicXMLImport() throw ()
+    {
+    }
+
+    // XServiceInfo (override parent method)
+    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName() throw( ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException );
+
+    virtual void SAL_CALL startDocument(void) throw( ::com::sun::star::xml::sax::SAXException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException );
+    virtual void SAL_CALL endDocument(void) throw( ::com::sun::star::xml::sax::SAXException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException );
+
+    virtual SvXMLImportContext * CreateContext(
+        sal_uInt16 nPrefix, const rtl::OUString &rLocalName,
+        const com::sun::star::uno::Reference < com::sun::star::xml::sax::XAttributeList > &rxAttrList );
+
+    ConvDic *   GetDic()                    { return pDic; }
+    INT16       GetLanguage() const         { return nLanguage; }
+    sal_Int16   GetConversionType() const   { return nConversionType; }
+    sal_Bool    GetSuccess() const          { return bSuccess; }
+
+    void        SetLanguage( INT16 nLang )              { nLanguage = nLang; }
+    void        SetConversionType( sal_Int16 nType )    { nConversionType = nType; }
+};
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#endif
+