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#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XStringAbbreviation_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_util_XStringAbbreviation_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif

module com { module sun { module star { module util {
     published interface XStringWidth;
}; }; }; };

module com { module sun { module star { module util {

//============================================================================
/** Abbreviate arbitrary strings.

    <p>It is expected that there will be different implementations of this
    interface, that each expect strings conforming to a certain structure
    (e.g., URIs, platform-specific file paths, or newsgroup names).  The
    abbreviation algorithms will then take into account the structural
    information.</p>

    @see XStringWidth
 */
published interface XStringAbbreviation: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** Abbreviate a string, so that the resulting abbreviated string is not
        wider than some given width.

        <p>The width of a string is an abstract concept here, measured via
        an <type>XStringWidth</type> interface.  Examples are the number of
        characters in the string (<type>XStringWidth</type> will measure the
        string's length), or the width in pixel when displayed with a specific
        font (which <type>XStringWidth</type> would encapsulate).</p>

        @param xStringWidth
        The interface that makes concrete the abstract notion of string width.

        @param nWidth
        The resulting abbreviated string's width will be no larger than this.

        @param aString
        The string that is abbreviated.

        @returns
        an abbreviated string.
     */
    string abbreviateString([in] XStringWidth xStringWidth,
                            [in] long nWidth,
                            [in] string aString);
};

}; }; }; };

#endif
