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:: com :: sun :: star :: document ::
interface XTypeDetection
  Base Hierarchy
      ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
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       +-XTypeDetection
Description support "flat" and "deep" type detection of a given document A "flat" detection means specifying the document format by using the URL and some configuration data only. That will perform but produce may invalid results if e.g., the extension of the document is wrong. A "deep" detection means looking into the document stream to be right which format it supports. Of course that includes a "flat" detection before. The combination of both ones should produce stable results everytime. See also TypeDetection

Methods' Summary
queryTypeByURL | make a "flat" detection by using the URL of the document
queryTypeByDescriptor | make a "deep" detection or optional a "flat" detection by using a MediaDescriptor

Methods' Details
queryTypeByURL
string queryTypeByURL( | [in] string | URL );
Description make a "flat" detection by using the URL of the document It use given URL in combination with the internal configuration of well known types only to specify the format of given document. Parameter URL specify the document by name Returns an internal type name which represent the detected format or an empty value for unknown ones
queryTypeByDescriptor
string queryTypeByDescriptor( | [inout] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > [in] boolean | Descriptor, AllowDeep );
Description make a "deep" detection or optional a "flat" detection by using a MediaDescriptor Instead of XTypeDetection::queryTypeByURL() this function use a MediaDescriptor to specify the document for detection. Such descriptor hold different informations about the document. He will be passed to any part of made detection process and every part can change it to actualize it. The property MediaDescriptor::URL should be set on this descriptor as minimum. It specifies the location of the document. If this parameter is missing another one is required: MediaDescriptor::InputStream . This can be usefull to prevent operaton against multiple opening of the stream and perform the operation. If this stream isn't already included the detection will open it (if allowed!) and add it to the descriptor so it will be available for all following parts. A combination of both parameters can be usefull to perform the operation and make results more stable; but only one of them is required. Of course its possible to specify more document properties (e.g. MediaDescriptor::ReadOnly ). As an additional feature it's possible to suppress "deep" detection by using argument AllowDeep . Parameter Descriptor means the MediaDescriptor which specify the ressource for detection Parameter AllowDeep if it is set to true a "deep" detection will be follow a "flat" detection if it is set to false a "flat" detection will be made only Returns an internal type name which represent the detected format or an empty value for unknown ones

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