#ifndef _MPxAttributePatternFactory
#define _MPxAttributePatternFactory
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// CLASS:    MPxAttributePatternFactory
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#if defined __cplusplus

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// INCLUDED HEADER FILES


class MStatus;
class MString;
class MAttributePatternArray;

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// CLASS DECLARATION (MPxAttributePatternFactory)

//! \ingroup OpenMaya MPx
//! \brief Base class for user-defined attribute pattern factories.
/*!
	MPxAttributePatternFactory is the parent class of all user defined
	attribute pattern factories.

	This class can be used to implement new kinds of attribute pattern
	factories within Maya that behave in a similar manner to the attribute
	pattern factories included in Maya.
*/
class OPENMAYA_EXPORT MPxAttributePatternFactory
{
public:

	MPxAttributePatternFactory();
	virtual ~MPxAttributePatternFactory();

	// These must provide implementations, there is no default.
	virtual MStatus	createPatternsFromString(const MString&			 patternString,
											 MAttributePatternArray& createdPatterns) const = 0;
	virtual MStatus	createPatternsFromFile	(const MString&			 patternFile,
											 MAttributePatternArray& createdPatterns) const = 0;
	virtual MString				name		()										  const = 0;

	static const char* className();

private:
};

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#endif /* __cplusplus */
#endif /* _MPxAttributePatternFactory */