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#ifndef SWITCHTOUITHREAD_H
#define SWITCHTOUITHREAD_H


// foreward declaration
struct MethodInfo;

/**
 * Switch thread to match the thread the widget was created in so messages will be dispatched.
 */

class nsSwitchToUIThread {

public:
    virtual BOOL CallMethod(MethodInfo *info) = 0;

};

//
// Structure used for passing the information necessary for synchronously 
// invoking a method on the GUI thread...
//
struct MethodInfo {
    nsSwitchToUIThread* target;
    UINT        methodId;
    int         nArgs;
    DWORD*      args;

    MethodInfo(nsSwitchToUIThread *obj, UINT id, int numArgs=0, DWORD *arguments = 0) {
        target   = obj;
        methodId = id;
        nArgs    = numArgs;
        args     = arguments;
    }
    
    BOOL Invoke() { return target->CallMethod(this); }
};

#endif // TOUITHRD_H