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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XUniqueCellFormatRangesSupplier_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sheet_XUniqueCellFormatRangesSupplier_idl__

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

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

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

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

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

/** provides access to a collection of collections of equal-formatted
    cell ranges.

    @see com::sun::star::sheet::SheetCellRange
    @see com::sun::star::sheet::SheetCellRanges
 */
published interface XUniqueCellFormatRangesSupplier: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** returns a collection of equal-formatted cell range collections.

        <p>Each cell of the original range is contained in one of the
        ranges (even unformatted cells). If there is a non-rectangular
        equal-formatted cell area, it will be split into several
        rectangular ranges.</p>

        <p>All equal-formatted ranges are consolidated into one collection.
        These collections are the members contained in a
        <type>UniqueCellFormatRanges</type> collection.</p>

        @returns
            the collection of equal-formatted cell range collections.

        @see com::sun::star::sheet::UniqueCellFormatRanges
     */
    com::sun::star::container::XIndexAccess getUniqueCellFormatRanges();
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif

