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


/** manages a text table.

    @see com::sun::star::text::TextTable
    @see com::sun::star::text::Cell
 */
published interface XTextTable: com::sun::star::text::XTextContent
{

    /** determines the numbers of rows and columns of the text table.

        <p> This method must be called after the object is created and
            before the object is insert or attached elsewhere.
        </p>
     */
    void initialize( [in] long nRows,
             [in] long nColumns );


    /** @returns
            the access object for the text table rows.

        @see com::sun::star::table::XTableRows
     */
    com::sun::star::table::XTableRows getRows();


    /** @returns
            the access object for the text table columns.

        @see com::sun::star::table::XTableColumns
     */
    com::sun::star::table::XTableColumns getColumns();


    /** @returns
            the com::sun::star::table::XCell interface of the cell with the specified name.

        @param aCellName
            is a concatenation of the alphanumeric column name and the
            index of the row.

            <p>Example: The cell in the 4th column and third row has the name "D3".

            <p>In cells that are split, the naming convention is more complex.
            In this case the name is a concatenation of the former cell name
            (i.e. "D3") and the number of the new column and row index inside
            of the original table cell separated by dots. This is done
            recursively.

            <p>Example: If the cell "D3" is horizontally split, it now contains
            the cells "D3.1.1" and "D3.1.2"

        @see com::sun::star::table::Cell
        @see com::sun::star::table::XCell
     */
    com::sun::star::table::XCell getCellByName( [in] string aCellName );


    /** @returns
            the names of all cells of this text table.
     */
    sequence<string> getCellNames();


    /** creates a text table cursor and returns the
        XTextTableCursor interface.

        <p>Initially the cursor is positioned in the cell with the specified name.
        </p>

        @see com::sun::star::text::TextTableCursor
     */
    com::sun::star::text::XTextTableCursor createCursorByCellName( [in] string aCellName );

};


}; }; }; };

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