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nsIPlacesImportExportService

IID:21c00314-fa63-11db-8314-0800200c9a66
Inherits From:nsISupports

The PlacesImportExport interface provides methods for importing and exporting Places data.

This interface is implemented by the following components:

Methods

void backupBookmarksFile ( ) void exportHTMLToFile ( nsILocalFile file ) void importHTMLFromFile ( nsILocalFile file , PRBool isInitialImport ) void importHTMLFromFileToFolder ( nsILocalFile file , PRInt64 folder , PRBool isInitialImport )

void backupBookmarksFile ( )

Backup and archive the bookmarks.html file.

void exportHTMLToFile ( nsILocalFile file )

Saves the current bookmarks hierarchy to a bookmarks.html file.

Arguments:
file

void importHTMLFromFile ( nsILocalFile file , PRBool isInitialImport )

Loads the given bookmarks.html file and replaces it with the current bookmarks hierarchy (if isInitialImport is true) or appends it (if isInitialImport is false)

Arguments:
file
isInitialImport

void importHTMLFromFileToFolder ( nsILocalFile file , PRInt64 folder , PRBool isInitialImport )

Loads the given bookmarks.html file and puts it in the given folder

Arguments:
file
folder
isInitialImport

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