//
// DocumentEvent.h
//
// $Id: //depot/XML/Main/include/DOM/DocumentEvent.h#4 $
//
// Document Object Model (Events) Level 2
//
// Interface DocumentEvent
//
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#ifndef DOM_DocumentEvent_H_INCLUDED
#define DOM_DocumentEvent_H_INCLUDED


#ifndef XMLStd_H_INCLUDED
#include "XMLStd.h"
#endif
#ifndef XMLString_H_INCLUDED
#include "XMLString.h"
#endif


XML_BEGIN


class Event;


class XML_API DocumentEvent
	//: The DocumentEvent interface provides a mechanism by which the user can 
	//+ create an Event of a type supported by the implementation. It is
	//+ expected that the DocumentEvent interface will be implemented on the same 
	//+ object which implements the Document interface in an
	//. implementation which supports the Event model.
{
public:
	virtual Event* createEvent(const XMLString& eventType) const = 0;
		//; Creates an event of the specified type.

	// IMPLEMENTATION
	virtual ~DocumentEvent();
};


XML_END


#endif // DOM_DocumentEvent_H_INCLUDED