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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+* All rights reserved.
+* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+* under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+* which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+* at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+*
+* Initial Contributors:
+* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+*
+* Contributors:
+*
+* Description:
+*
+*/
+#ifndef CNTABSTRACTVIEW_H_
+#define CNTABSTRACTVIEW_H_
+
+#include <cntabstractviewmanager.h>
+#include <cntviewparams.h>
+#include <cntabstractengine.h>
+
+class HbView;
+
+class CntAbstractView
+{
+      
+public:
+    virtual ~CntAbstractView(){}
+    
+public:
+    /**
+     * View is activated after its added to main window and is
+     * ready to be drawn.
+     */
+    virtual void activate( const CntViewParameters aArgs ) = 0;
+    
+    /**
+     * View is deactivated just before its removed from
+     * main window.
+     */
+    virtual void deactivate() = 0;
+    
+    /**
+     * Default view is not deleted when its removed from
+     * main window. So, if view is NOT default, its deleted
+     * after its removed from main window.
+     */
+    virtual bool isDefault() const = 0;
+    
+    /**
+     * return the view implementation.
+     */
+    virtual HbView* view() const = 0;
+    
+    /*!
+     * return the view id
+     */
+    virtual int viewId() const = 0;
+	
+	/*!
+	 * set engine. This must be called right after C'tor.
+	 */
+	virtual void setEngine( CntAbstractEngine& aEngine ) = 0;
+};
+#endif /* CNTABSTRACTVIEW_H_ */