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module com {  module sun {  module star {  module xml {  module sax {


/** interface to translate XML strings to integer tokens.

    <p>An instance of this interface can be registered at a XFastParser.
    It should be able to translate all XML names (element local names,
    attribute local names and constant attribute values) to integer tokens.

    A token value must be greater or equal to zero and less than
    FastToken::NAMESPACE. If a string identifier is not known
    to this instance, FastToken::DONTKNOW is returned.
 */
interface XFastTokenHandler: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{

    /** returns an integer token for the given string

        @param Identifier
            the string given as a byte sequence encoded in UTF-8

        @returns
            a unique integer token for the given String or FastToken::DONTKNOW
            if the identifier is not known to this instance.
    */
    long getTokenFromUTF8( [in] sequence< byte > Identifier );


    /** returns an identifier for the given integer token as a byte
          sequence encoded in UTF-8.
    */
    sequence< byte > getUTF8Identifier( [in] long Token );
};


}; }; }; }; };

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