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#ifndef __com_sun_star_i18n_XIndexEntrySupplier_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_i18n_XIndexEntrySupplier_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_Locale_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/Locale.idl>
#endif

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

module com { module sun { module star { module i18n {

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

/**
    supplies information on index entries to generate a "table of
    alphabetical index" for a given locale.
*/

published interface XIndexEntrySupplier : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
        returns the capital index key for sorting a table of indexes, to
        a given index entry, to a given <type
        scope="com::sun::star::lang">Locale</type> and to a given sort
        algorithm.

        <p> For example, in English locale it returns <b>"K"</b> for
        "keyboard"
     */  
    string getIndexCharacter( [in] string aIndexEntry, [in]
    com::sun::star::lang::Locale aLocale, [in] string aSortAlgorithm );

    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
        returns the page number word of an index entry, where one page
        or more pages are combined to one page number entry, for a given
        <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">Locale</type>.

        <p> For example, in English locale it returns <br/>
        <b>"p."</b>  for <em>bMorePages</em> == <FALSE/> <br/>
        <b>"pp."</b> for <em>bMorePages</em> == <TRUE/> </p>
    */
    string getIndexFollowPageWord( [in] boolean bMorePages,
                                   [in] com::sun::star::lang::Locale aLocale );
};

//============================================================================
};};};};

#endif

