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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XSheetCellRanges_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sheet_XSheetCellRanges_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XIndexAccess_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XIndexAccess.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XEnumerationAccess_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XEnumerationAccess.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_table_CellRangeAddress_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/table/CellRangeAddress.idl>
#endif

//=============================================================================

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sheet {

//=============================================================================

/** provides methods to access cell ranges in a collection via index and
    other helper methods.

    @see com::sun::star::sheet::SheetCellRanges
 */
published interface XSheetCellRanges: com::sun::star::container::XIndexAccess
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** returns the collection of all used cells.

        @see com::sun::star::sheet::Cells
     */
    com::sun::star::container::XEnumerationAccess getCells();

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** creates a string with addresses of all contained cell ranges.

        <p>The range addresses are separated with semicolons. For instance
        the string could have the form "Sheet1.A1:C3;Sheet2.D5:F8".</p>

        @returns
            a string containing the addresses of all cell ranges.
     */
    string getRangeAddressesAsString();

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** creates a sequence with addresses of all contained cell ranges.

        @returns
            a sequence with the addresses of all cell ranges.
     */
    sequence<com::sun::star::table::CellRangeAddress> getRangeAddresses();

};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif

