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#ifndef __com_sun_star_view_XRenderable_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_view_XRenderable_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyValue_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module view {

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

/** represents something that can be rendered.

    @since OOo 1.1.2
 */
published interface XRenderable : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** @returns
            the count of renderers (based on paper count of a document, for example).

        <p> If a selection is given, the count has to be calculated
            based on this selection. The other methods of this interface
            will rely on this value if called.

        <p> If the selection contains a valid XModel interface,
            it is assumed that the whole document should be rendered.
            If the selection is empty, nothing should be rendered.

        @see RenderOptions
     */
    long getRendererCount( [in] any aSelection, [in] sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> xOptions )
            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );

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

    /** @returns
            a descriptor of the specific renderer.

        <p> returns the specific renderer properties based on the given selection.

        <p> If the selection contains a valid XModel interface,
            it is assumed that the whole document should be rendered.
            If the selection is empty, nothing should be rendered.

        @see RenderDescriptor
        @see RenderOptions
     */
    sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> getRenderer( [in] long nRenderer, [in] any aSelection, [in] sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> xOptions )
            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );

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

    /** renders the object.

        <p> renders the object with the specific renderer based on the given selection.

        <p> If the selection contains a valid XModel interface,
            it is assumed that the whole document should be rendered.
            If the selection is empty, nothing should be rendered.

        @see RenderOptions
     */
    void render( [in] long nRenderer, [in] any aSelection, [in] sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> xOptions )
            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif
