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+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  $RCSfile: urltransformer.cxx,v $
+ *
+ *  $Revision: 1.2 $
+ *
+ *  last change: $Author: obo $ $Date: 2004-11-16 10:44:17 $
+ *
+ *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
+ *  either of the following licenses
+ *
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+ *         - Sun Industry Standards Source License Version 1.1
+ *
+ *  Sun Microsystems Inc., October, 2000
+ *
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1
+ *  =============================================
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+ *
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+ *  Sun Industry Standards Source License Version 1.1
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+ ************************************************************************/
+#ifndef FORMS_SOURCE_INC_URLTRANSFORMER_HXX
+#include "urltransformer.hxx"
+#endif
+
+/** === begin UNO includes === **/
+/** === end UNO includes === **/
+
+#ifndef _TOOLS_DEBUG_HXX
+#include <tools/debug.hxx>
+#endif
+
+//........................................................................
+namespace frm
+{
+//........................................................................
+
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::util;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+
+    //====================================================================
+    //= UrlTransformer
+    //====================================================================
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    UrlTransformer::UrlTransformer( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory >& _rxORB )
+        :m_xORB( _rxORB )
+        ,m_bTriedToCreateTransformer( false )
+    {
+        DBG_ASSERT( _rxORB.is(), "UrlTransformer::UrlTransformer: invalid service factory!" );
+    }
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    bool UrlTransformer::implEnsureTransformer() const
+    {
+        // create the transformer, if not already attempted to do so
+        if ( !m_xTransformer.is() && !m_bTriedToCreateTransformer )
+        {
+            if ( m_xORB.is() )
+            {
+                m_xTransformer = m_xTransformer.query(
+                    m_xORB->createInstance(
+                        ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "com.sun.star.util.URLTransformer" ) )
+                    )
+                );
+                DBG_ASSERT( m_xTransformer.is(), "UrlTransformer::getStrictURL: couldn't get an URL transformer!" );
+            }
+
+            m_bTriedToCreateTransformer = true;
+        }
+        return m_xTransformer.is();
+    }
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    URL UrlTransformer::getStrictURL( const ::rtl::OUString& _rURL ) const
+    {
+        URL aReturn;
+        aReturn.Complete = _rURL;
+        if ( implEnsureTransformer() )
+            m_xTransformer->parseStrict( aReturn );
+        return aReturn;
+    }
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    URL UrlTransformer::getStrictURLFromAscii( const sal_Char* _pAsciiURL ) const
+    {
+        return getStrictURL( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( _pAsciiURL ) );
+    }
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    void UrlTransformer::parseSmartWithAsciiProtocol( ::com::sun::star::util::URL& _rURL, const sal_Char* _pAsciiURL ) const
+    {
+        if ( implEnsureTransformer() )
+            m_xTransformer->parseSmart( _rURL, ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( _pAsciiURL ) );
+    }
+
+//........................................................................
+} // namespace frm
+//........................................................................