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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XFunctionAccess_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sheet_XFunctionAccess_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_NoSuchElementException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/NoSuchElementException.idl>
#endif

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

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sheet {

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

/** allows generic access to all spreadsheet functions.

    @see com::sun::star::sheet::FunctionAccess
 */
published interface XFunctionAccess: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** calls a function and returns the result of the call.

        @param aName
        the (programmatic) name of the function.

        @param aArguments
        the arguments for the function call.
        <p>Each element must be of one of the following types:</p>

        <dl>
        <dt><atom>long</atom> or <atom>double</atom></dt>
        <dd>for a numeric value.</dd>

        <dt><atom>string</atom></dt>
        <dd>for a textual value.</dd>

        <dt><atom>long[][]</atom> or <atom>double[][]</atom></dt>
        <dd>for an array of numeric values.</dd>

        <dt><atom>string[][]</atom></dt>
        <dd>for an array of textual values.</dd>

        <dt><atom>any[][]</atom></dt>
        <dd>for a mixed array, where each element must be of <void/>,
        <atom>long</atom>, <atom>double</atom> or <atom>string</atom>
        type.</dd>

        <dt><type scope="com::sun::star::table">XCellRange</type></dt>
        <dd>for a <type>SheetCellRange</type> object that contains the
        data.</dd>
        </dl>

        @returns
            the result of the function call.

            <p>Possible types for the result are:</p>

            <dl>
            <dt><void/></dt>
            <dd>if no result is available.</dd>

            <dt><atom>double</atom></dt>
            <dd>for a numeric result.</dd>

            <dt><atom>string</atom></dt>
            <dd>for a textual result.</dd>

            <dt><atom>any[][]</atom></dt>
            <dd>for an array result, containing <atom>double</atom> and
            <atom>string</atom> values.</dd>
            </dl>

        @throws <type scope="com::sun::star::container">NoSuchElementException</type>
            if the named function does not exist.

        @throws <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">IllegalArgumentException</type>
            if the function can not be called with these arguments.
     */
    any callFunction( [in] string aName, [in] sequence< any > aArguments )
            raises( com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
                    com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif

