:: com :: sun :: star :: document ::

interface XFilter
Base Interfaces
::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
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  +--XFilter
::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
(referenced interface's summary:)
base interface of all UNO interfaces
Description
interface to filter documents

This interface will be used by service ImportFilter or ExportFilter to supports loading/saving of documents with different formats. The target/source of such filter operations must well known BEFORE filtering will be started. (see XImporter and XExporter too) Otherwise this interface can't work right.

See also
ImportFilter
See also
ExportFilter
See also
XImporter
See also
XExporter
Developers Guide
6.2.4 Office Development - Common Application Features - Integrating Import and Export Filters - XML Based Filter Development - Introduction

Methods' Summary
filter filter the document.  
cancel cancel the process.  
Methods' Details
filter
boolean
filter( [in] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue >  aDescriptor );

Description
filter the document.

The given MediaDescriptor holds all neccessary information about the document. Don't hold hard references to the descriptor items. You must copy needed informations! Otherwise we couldn't destroy (for example) an existing input stream!

cancel
void
cancel();

Description
cancel the process.
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