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#ifndef __com_sun_star_i18n_XTextConversion_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_i18n_XTextConversion_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_Locale_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/Locale.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_i18n_TextConversionResult_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/i18n/TextConversionResult.idl>
#endif

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_NoSupportException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/NoSupportException.idl>
#endif


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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module i18n {

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

/** Method to convert text from one type to another

	 @since OOo 1.1.2
*/
published interface XTextConversion : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** Method to search dictionaries for the conversion candidates.

		@param aText
			Text string to be converted.
		@param nStartPos
			The start position in aText for the conversion
		@param nLength
			The length of the partion in aText for the conversion
		@param aLocal
			Locale the conversion is referring to.
		@param nTextConversionType
			One of <type>TextConversionType</type> values.
		@param nTextConversionOptions
			Combination of <type>TextConversionOption</type> values.
        @returns
            <type>TextConversionResult</type>

        @throws NoSupportException
            when <var>nConversionDictionaryType</var> is not known by the implementation,
            or when the locale is not supported.
	*/
	TextConversionResult getConversions(
            [in] string aText, 
            [in] long nStartPos,
            [in] long nLength,
            [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale aLocale,
            [in] short nTextConversionType,
            [in] long nTextConversionOptions )
        raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, 
                com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException );

	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** Method to search dictionaries for the conversion candidate, if there 
        are multiple candidates, it will return first one. This is for the 
        conversion in non-interactive mode.

		@param aText
			Text string to be converted.
		@param nStartPos
			The start position in aText for the conversion
		@param nLength
			The length of the partion in aText for the conversion
		@param aLocal
			Locale the conversion is referring to.
		@param nTextConversionType
			One of <type>TextConversionType</type> values.
		@param nTextConversionOptions
			Combination of <type>TextConversionOption</type> values.
        @returns
            Converted text

        @throws NoSupportException
            when <var>nConversionDictionaryType</var> is not known by the implementation,
            or when the locale is not supported.
	*/
	string getConversion(
            [in] string aText, 
            [in] long nStartPos,
            [in] long nLength,
            [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale aLocale,
            [in] short nTextConversionType,
            [in] long nTextConversionOptions )
        raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, 
                com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException );

	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** Method to query if the conversion type should be interactive or
        non-interactive mode.

        @param aLocal
            Locale the conversion is referring to.
        @param nTextConversionType
            One of <type>TextConversionType</type> values.
        @param nTextConversionOptions
            Combination of <type>TextConversionOption</type> values.
        @returns
            <TRUE/> if the entry is a valid entry for the dictionary
            <FALSE/> otherwise.

        @throws NoSupportException
            when <var>nConversionDictionaryType</var> is not known by the implementation,
            or when the locale is not supported.
    */
    boolean interactiveConversion( 
            [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale aLocale,
            [in] short nTextConversionType,
            [in] long nTextConversionOptions )
        raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, 
                com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException );
};


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

}; }; }; };

#endif