libreoffice/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Drawing/Helper.java

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// __________ Imports __________

// base classes
import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
import com.sun.star.lang.*;

// factory for creating components
import com.sun.star.bridge.XUnoUrlResolver;
import com.sun.star.frame.XComponentLoader;

// property access
import com.sun.star.beans.*;

public class Helper
{
    // __________ static helper methods __________

    /** Connect to a running office that is accepting connections
        and return the ServiceManager to instantiate office components
     */
    static public XMultiServiceFactory connect( String sConnection )
        throws Exception
    {
        XMultiServiceFactory xMultiServiceFactory = null;
        XMultiServiceFactory xLocalServiceManager =
            com.sun.star.comp.helper.Bootstrap.createSimpleServiceManager();

        XUnoUrlResolver aURLResolver = (XUnoUrlResolver)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
            XUnoUrlResolver.class,
            xLocalServiceManager.createInstance( "com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver" ) );

        xMultiServiceFactory = (XMultiServiceFactory)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
            XMultiServiceFactory.class,
            aURLResolver.resolve( sConnection ) );
        if ( xMultiServiceFactory == null )
            throw new Exception( "couldn't not connect to:'" + sConnection + "'" );
        return xMultiServiceFactory;
    }

    /** creates and instantiates new document
    */
    static public XComponent createDocument( XMultiServiceFactory xMultiServiceFactory,
        String sURL, String sTargetFrame, int nSearchFlags, PropertyValue[] aArgs )
            throws Exception
    {
        XComponent xComponent = null;
        XComponentLoader aLoader = (XComponentLoader)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
            XComponentLoader.class,
                xMultiServiceFactory.createInstance( "com.sun.star.frame.Desktop" ) );

        xComponent = (XComponent)UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XComponent.class,
            aLoader.loadComponentFromURL(
                sURL, sTargetFrame, nSearchFlags, aArgs ) );
        if ( xComponent == null )
            throw new Exception( "could not create document: " + sURL );
        return xComponent;
    }
}