import { ElementRef } from './element_ref';
import { AppElement } from './element';
import { EmbeddedViewRef } from './view_ref';
/**
 * Represents an Embedded Template that can be used to instantiate Embedded Views.
 *
 * You can access a `TemplateRef`, in two ways. Via a directive placed on a `<template>` element (or
 * directive prefixed with `*`) and have the `TemplateRef` for this Embedded View injected into the
 * constructor of the directive using the `TemplateRef` Token. Alternatively you can query for the
 * `TemplateRef` from a Component or a Directive via {@link Query}.
 *
 * To instantiate Embedded Views based on a Template, use
 * {@link ViewContainerRef#createEmbeddedView}, which will create the View and attach it to the
 * View Container.
 */
export declare abstract class TemplateRef {
    /**
     * The location in the View where the Embedded View logically belongs to.
     *
     * The data-binding and injection contexts of Embedded Views created from this `TemplateRef`
     * inherit from the contexts of this location.
     *
     * Typically new Embedded Views are attached to the View Container of this location, but in
     * advanced use-cases, the View can be attached to a different container while keeping the
     * data-binding and injection context from the original location.
     *
     */
    elementRef: ElementRef;
    abstract createEmbeddedView(): EmbeddedViewRef;
}
export declare class TemplateRef_ extends TemplateRef {
    private _appElement;
    private _viewFactory;
    constructor(_appElement: AppElement, _viewFactory: Function);
    createEmbeddedView(): EmbeddedViewRef;
    elementRef: ElementRef;
}