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#ifndef INCLUDED_XMLOFF_SOURCE_FORMS_IFACECOMPARE_HXX
#define INCLUDED_XMLOFF_SOURCE_FORMS_IFACECOMPARE_HXX

#include <comphelper/stl_types.hxx>
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
#include <com/sun/star/drawing/XDrawPage.hpp>

namespace xmloff
{

    //= OInterfaceCompare
    /** is stl-compliant structure for comparing Reference&lt; &lt;iface&gt; &gt; instances
    */
    template < class IAFCE >
    struct OInterfaceCompare
    {
        bool operator() (const css::uno::Reference< IAFCE >& lhs, const css::uno::Reference< IAFCE >& rhs) const
        {
            return lhs.get() < rhs.get();
                // this does not make any sense if you see the semantics of the pointer returned by get:
                // It's a pointer to a point in memory where an interface implementation lies.
                // But for our purpose (provide a reliable less-operator which can be used with the STL), this is
                // sufficient ....
        }
    };

    typedef OInterfaceCompare< css::beans::XPropertySet >  OPropertySetCompare;
    typedef OInterfaceCompare< css::drawing::XDrawPage >   ODrawPageCompare;

}   // namespace xmloff

#endif // INCLUDED_XMLOFF_SOURCE_FORMS_IFACECOMPARE_HXX

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