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-
- #include "nsrootidl.idl"
- #include "nsIRDFNode.idl"
-
-
- /**
- * An nsIRDFResource is an object that has unique identity in the
- * RDF data model. The object's identity is determined by its URI.
- */
- [scriptable, uuid(fb9686a7-719a-49dc-9107-10dea5739341)]
- interface nsIRDFResource : nsIRDFNode {
- /**
- * The single-byte string value of the resource.
- * @note THIS IS OBSOLETE. C++ should use GetValueConst and script
- * should use .valueUTF8
- */
- readonly attribute string Value;
-
- /**
- * The UTF-8 URI of the resource.
- */
- readonly attribute AUTF8String ValueUTF8;
-
- /**
- * An unscriptable version used to avoid a string copy. Meant
- * for use as a performance optimization. The string is encoded
- * in UTF-8.
- */
- [noscript] void GetValueConst([shared] out string aConstValue);
-
- /**
- * This method is called by the nsIRDFService after constructing
- * a resource object to initialize it's URI. You would not normally
- * call this method directly
- */
- void Init(in string uri);
-
- /**
- * Determine if the resource has the given URI.
- */
- boolean EqualsString(in string aURI);
-
- /**
- * Retrieve the "delegate" object for this resource. A resource
- * may have several delegate objects, each of whose lifetimes is
- * bound to the life of the resource object.
- *
- * This method will return the delegate for the given key after
- * QueryInterface()-ing it to the requested IID.
- *
- * If no delegate exists for the specified key, this method will
- * attempt to create one using the component manager. Specifically,
- * it will combine aKey with the resource's URI scheme to produce
- * a ContractID as follows:
- *
- * component:/rdf/delegate-factory/[key]/[scheme]
- *
- * This ContractID will be used to locate a factory using the
- * FindFactory() method of nsIComponentManager. If the nsIFactory
- * exists, it will be used to create a "delegate factory"; that
- * is, an object that supports nsIRDFDelegateFactory. The delegate
- * factory will be used to construct the delegate object.
- */
- void GetDelegate(in string aKey, in nsIIDRef aIID,
- [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult aResult);
-
- /**
- * Force a delegate to be "unbound" from the resource.
- *
- * Normally, a delegate object's lifetime will be identical to
- * that of the resource to which it is bound; this method allows a
- * delegate to unlink itself from an RDF resource prematurely.
- */
- void ReleaseDelegate(in string aKey);
- };
-
-
-