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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 returnd, 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