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#if ! defined INCLUDED__com_sun_star_xml_input_XAttributes_idl__
#define INCLUDED__com_sun_star_xml_input_XAttributes_idl__

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


module com { module sun { module star { module xml { module input {

/** An element's attributes
    
    @internal
*/
interface XAttributes : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** Gets the number of attributes.

        @return
                number of attributes
    */
    long getLength();
  
    /** Gets attribute index passing a QName.
        
        @param qName
               QName
        @return
                attribute index or -1, if not found
    */
    long getIndexByQName( [in] string qName );

    /** Gets attribute index passing a namespace uid and a local name.
        
        @param uid
               namespace uid
        @param localName
               local name
        @return
                attribute index or -1, if not found
    */
    long getIndexByUidName( [in] long uid, [in] string localName );
  
    /** Gets the QName of an attribute.

        @param nIndex
               index
        @return
                QName of attribute or empty string, if invalid index
    */
    string getQNameByIndex( [in] long nIndex ); 
    
    /** Gets the namespace uid of an attribute.

        @param nIndex
               index
        @return
                namespace uid of attribute or -1, if invalid index
    */
    long getUidByIndex( [in] long nIndex );
  
    /** Gets the local name of an attribute.

        @param nIndex
               index
        @return
                local name of attribute or empty string, if invalid index
    */
    string getLocalNameByIndex( [in] long nIndex ); 
  
    /** Gets the value of an attribute.

        @param nIndex
               index
        @return
                value string or empty string, if invalid index
    */
    string getValueByIndex( [in] long nIndex );
  
    /** For convenience: Gets the value of an attribute passing uid, local name.

        @param uid
               namespace uid
        @param localName
               local name
        @return
                value string or empty string, if invalid uid/local name
    */
    string getValueByUidName( [in] long uid, [in] string localName );
  
    /** Gets the type of an attribute, if possible.

        @param nIndex
               index
        @return
                type of attribute (if possible, else empty string)
    */
    string getTypeByIndex( [in] long nIndex ); 
};

}; }; }; }; };

#endif
