gecko-dev/content/xul/document/src/nsForwardReference.h

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#ifndef nsForwardReference_h__
#define nsForwardReference_h__

class nsForwardReference
{
protected:
    nsForwardReference() {}

public:
    virtual ~nsForwardReference() {}

    enum Result {
        eResolveSucceeded, // resolution succeeded, i'm done
        eResolveLater,     // couldn't resolve, try me later
        eResolveError      // something bad happened, don't try again
    };

    /**
     * Attempt to resolve the forward reference.
     *
     * @return a Result that tells the resolver how to treat
     * the reference.
     */
    virtual Result Resolve() = 0;
};

#endif // nsForwardReference_h__