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#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_XTextTableCursor_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_text_XTextTableCursor_idl__

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


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

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

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

/** The TextTableCursor provide methods to navigate throught the table structure, to merge and split cells

    @see com::sun::star::text::TextTable
    @see com::sun::star::text::TextTableCursor
    @see com::sun::star::text::Cell
    @see com::sun::star::text::XTextTable
 */
published interface XTextTableCursor: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** @returns
                the name of the cell range that is selected by this cursor.
                <p>The name is the cell name of the top left table cell of the range
                 contatenated by ':' with the table cell name of the bottom left table cell of the cell range.
                If the range consists of one table cell only then the name of that table cell is returned.
             </p>
        @see com::sun:star::text::CellRange
     */
    string getRangeName();

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

    /** moves the cursor to the cell with the specified name.

        @param aCellName
            specifies the name of the cell to go to.

        @param bExpand
            determines wether the selection is to be expanded.

        @see com::sun::star::text::Cell
     */
    boolean gotoCellByName( [in] string aCellName,
             [in] boolean bExpand );

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

    /** moves the cursor to the left neighbor.

        @param nCount
            the number of cells to move.

        @param bExpand
            determines wether the selection is to be expanded.
     */
    boolean goLeft( [in] short nCount,
             [in] boolean bExpand );

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

    /** moves the cursor to the right neighbor.

        @param nCount
            the number of cells to move.

        @param bExpand
            determines wether the selection is to be expanded.
     */
    boolean goRight( [in] short nCount,
             [in] boolean bExpand );

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

    /** moves the cursor to the top neighbor.

        @param nCount
            the number of cells to move.

        @param bExpand
            determines wether the selection is to be expanded.
     */
    boolean goUp( [in] short nCount,
             [in] boolean bExpand );

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

    /** moves the cursor to the bottom neighbor cell.

        @param nCount
            the number of cells to move.

        @param bExpand
            determines wether the selection is to be expanded.
     */
    boolean goDown( [in] short nCount,
             [in] boolean bExpand );

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

    /** moves the cursor to the top left cell of the table.

        @param bExpand
            determines wether the selection is to be expanded.
     */
    void gotoStart( [in] boolean bExpand );

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

    /** moves the cursor to the bottom right cell of the table.

        @param bExpand
            determines wether the selection is to be expanded.
     */
    void gotoEnd( [in] boolean bExpand );

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

    /** merges the selected range of cells.

        @see com:sun::star::CellRange
     */
    boolean mergeRange();

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

    /** splits the range of cells.

        @param nCount
            specifies the number of new cells that will be created
            for each cell contained in the range.

        @see com:sun::star::Cell
        @see com:sun::star::CellRange
     */
    boolean splitRange( [in] short nCount,
             [in] boolean bHorizontal );

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif
