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#ifndef __com_sun_star_table_XCell_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_table_XCell_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_table_CellContentType_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/table/CellContentType.idl>
#endif

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module table {

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

/** provides methods to access the contents of a cell in a table.

    @see com::sun::star::table::Cell
 */
published interface XCell: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** returns the formula string of a cell.

        <p>Even if the cell does not contain a formula, an assignment of
        this attribute's value to another cell's formula attribute would
        create the same cell content. This is because this attribute contains
        the original text value of a string cell. The value of a
        <em>value cell</em> will be formatted using the number format's
        default format or the formula string, including "=", of a formula
        cell.</p>
     */
    string getFormula();

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

    /** sets a formula into the cell.

        <p>When assigned, the string will be interpreted and a value, text
        or formula cell is created, depending on the text and the number
        format.</p>
     */
    void setFormula( [in] string aFormula );

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

    /** returns the floating point value of the cell.

        <p>For a <em>value cell</em> the value is returned, for a
        <em>string cell</em> zero is returned and for a <em>formula cell</em>
        the result value of a formula is returned.</p>
     */
    double getValue();

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

    /** sets a floating point value into the cell.

        <p>After a call to this method the type of the cell is
        <member>CellContentType::VALUE</member>.</p>
     */
    void setValue( [in] double nValue );

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

    /** returns the type of the cell.
     */
    com::sun::star::table::CellContentType getType();

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

    /** returns the error value of the cell.

        <P>If the cell does not contain a formula, the error is always
        zero.</p>
     */
    long getError();

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif

