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#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_XTextMarkup_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_text_XTextMarkup_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XStringKeyMap_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XStringKeyMap.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_TextMarkupType_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/text/TextMarkupType.idl>
#endif

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module text {

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

/** provides functionality to markup text.

    @since OOo 2.3
 */

interface XTextMarkup
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** obtains a container to store additional user defined text markup
        information.

        @return
                a container to store additional user defined text markup
                information.
     */
    com::sun::star::container::XStringKeyMap getMarkupInfoContainer();

    
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** submits a new markup range.

        @param nType
                Type of text markup see <type>TextMarkupType</type>.

        @param aIdentifier
                A string used to identify the caller.

        @param nStart
                Start of the markup range.

        @param nLength
                Length of the markup range.

        @param xMarkupInfoContainer
                contains additional information about the markup.
     */
    void commitTextMarkup( [in] long nType,
                           [in] string aIdentifier,
                           [in] long nStart,
                           [in] long nLength,
                           [in] com::sun::star::container::XStringKeyMap xMarkupInfoContainer );
};

}; }; }; };

#endif