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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2006 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:   Search operation interface definition
+*
+*/
+	
+
+#ifndef M_NCDSEARCHOPERATION_H
+#define M_NCDSEARCHOPERATION_H
+
+#include "ncdloadnodeoperation.h"
+#include "ncdinterfaceids.h"
+#include "ncdnodecontainer.h"
+
+class MNcdSearchFilter;
+
+/**
+ *  Search operation interface.
+ *
+ *  Search operation searches for nodes according to a set search filter. The search
+ *  is done starting from the folder from which the MNcdNodeSearch interface was
+ *  queried. All items and folders below the start folder are searched for recursively, 
+ *  the results are returned as a flat list under the virtual search result folder that
+ *  can be queried with MNcdSearchOperation::SearchRootNodeL()
+ * 
+ *  The search is conducted on the node hierarchy below the node that the
+ *  operation is started from. The search results are represented as a separate
+ *  temporary node hierarchy under the provider.
+ *
+ *  
+ *  @see MNcdNodeSearch
+ *  @see MNcdSearchFilter
+ */
+class MNcdSearchOperation : public MNcdLoadNodeOperation
+
+    {
+
+public: // New functions
+
+    
+    /**
+     * Unique identifier for the interface, required for all MCatalogsBase interfaces.
+     *
+     * 
+     */
+    enum { KInterfaceUid = ENcdSearchOperationUid };
+
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the search result hierarchy root node.
+     *
+     * 
+     * @return Search result root node. The search results will be loaded here.
+     *  Counted, Release() must be called after use.
+     * @exception Leave System wide error code
+     */
+    virtual MNcdNodeContainer* SearchRootNodeL() = 0;
+
+
+protected:
+
+
+    /**
+    * Destructor.
+    *
+    * @see MCatalogsBase::~MCatalogsBase
+    */
+    virtual ~MNcdSearchOperation() {}
+
+    };
+
+#endif //  M_NCDSEARCHOPERATION_H