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#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XStringWidth_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_util_XStringWidth_idl__

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

module com { module sun { module star { module util {

//============================================================================
/** An interface that encapsulates the abstract notion of string width.

    @see XStringAbbreviation
 */
published interface XStringWidth: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** compute the width of a given string.

        <p>Depending on the implementation of this interface, the width of a
        string can be rather different things, like the number of characters
        in the string, or the width in pixel when displayed with a specific
        font.</p>

        @param aString
        The string that is to be measured.

        @returns
        the string's width.
     */
    long queryStringWidth([in] string aString);
};

}; }; }; };

#endif