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#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XReplaceable_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_util_XReplaceable_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XSearchable_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/util/XSearchable.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XReplaceDescriptor_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/util/XReplaceDescriptor.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XSearchDescriptor_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/util/XSearchDescriptor.idl>
#endif


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

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

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

/** makes it possible to replace strings in a text described by a
    <type>SearchDescriptor</type>.

    @example
    <listing>
    'replace all bold words "search for" by "look for"
    xReplaceDescr = xDocument.createReplaceDescriptor()
    xReplaceDescr.SearchString = "search for"
    xReplaceDescr.ReplaceString = "look for"
    xFound = xDocument.replaceAll( xReplaceDescr )
    </listing>
 */
published interface XReplaceable: com::sun::star::util::XSearchable
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** creates a descriptor which contains properties that
        specify a search in this container.@see SearchDescriptor
     */
    com::sun::star::util::XReplaceDescriptor createReplaceDescriptor();

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** searches for all occurrences of whatever is specified.@see SearchDescriptor
     */
    long replaceAll( [in] com::sun::star::util::XSearchDescriptor xDesc );

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif
