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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
            @parblock
            the arguments for the function call.
            Each element must be of one of the following types:

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

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

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

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

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

            <dt>com::sun::star::table::XCellRange</dt>
            <dd>for a SheetCellRange object that contains the
            data.</dd>
            </dl>
            @endparblock

        @returns
            @parblock
            the result of the function call.

            Possible types for the result are:

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

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

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

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

        @throws com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException
            if the named function does not exist.

        @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
            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 );
};


}; }; }; };

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