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| #include "nsISupports.idl" |
| |
| /** |
| * The nsIInterfaceRequestor interface defines a generic interface for |
| * requesting interfaces that a given object might provide access to. |
| * This is very similar to QueryInterface found in nsISupports. |
| * The main difference is that interfaces returned from GetInterface() |
| * are not required to provide a way back to the object implementing this |
| * interface. The semantics of QI() dictate that given an interface A that |
| * you QI() on to get to interface B, you must be able to QI on B to get back |
| * to A. This interface however allows you to obtain an interface C from A |
| * that may or most likely will not have the ability to get back to A. |
| * |
| * @status FROZEN |
| */ |
| |
| [scriptable, uuid(033A1470-8B2A-11d3-AF88-00A024FFC08C)] |
| interface nsIInterfaceRequestor : nsISupports |
| { |
| /** |
| * Retrieves the specified interface pointer. |
| * |
| * @param uuid The IID of the interface being requested. |
| * @param result [out] The interface pointer to be filled in if |
| * the interface is accessible. |
| * @return NS_OK - interface was successfully returned. |
| * NS_NOINTERFACE - interface not accessible. |
| * NS_ERROR* - method failure. |
| */ |
| void getInterface(in nsIIDRef uuid, |
| [iid_is(uuid),retval] out nsQIResult result); |
| }; |
| |