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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XSheetCellRanges_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sheet_XSheetCellRanges_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XEnumerationAccess_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XEnumerationAccess.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_table_CellRangeAddress_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/table/CellRangeAddress.idl>
#endif

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

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

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

/** provides methods to access cell ranges in a collection via index and
	other helper methods.

	@see com::sun::star::sheet::SheetCellRanges
 */
published interface XSheetCellRanges: com::sun::star::container::XIndexAccess
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** returns the collection of all used cells.

		@see com::sun::star::sheet::Cells
	 */
	com::sun::star::container::XEnumerationAccess getCells();

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

	/** creates a string with addresses of all contained cell ranges.

		<p>The range addresses are separated with semicolons. For instance
		the string could have the form "Sheet1.A1:C3;Sheet2.D5:F8".</p>

		@returns
			a string containing the addresses of all cell ranges.
	 */
	string getRangeAddressesAsString();

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

	/** creates a sequence with addresses of all contained cell ranges.

		@returns
			a sequence with the addresses of all cell ranges.
	 */
	sequence<com::sun::star::table::CellRangeAddress> getRangeAddresses();

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif