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#ifndef __com_sun_star_io_XSeekable_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_io_XSeekable_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_io_IOException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/io/IOException.idl> 
#endif 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl> 
#endif 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module io {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
// DocMerge from xml: interface com::sun::star::io::XSeekable
/** makes it possible to seek to a certain position within a stream.
	
	<p>This interface should be supported, if it is possible to access the
	data at the new position quickly.  
	You should not support this interface, if you have a continuous 
	stream, for example, a video stream.
 */
published interface XSeekable: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
	 
	// DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::io::XSeekable::seek
	/** changes the seek pointer to a new location relative to the beginning of the stream.
		

		<p> This method changes the seek pointer so subsequent reads and writes can take place at a different 
		location in the stream object. It is an error to seek before the beginning of the stream or after the
		end of the stream. </p>

        @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException in case location is negative or greater than <member>XSeekable::getLength</member>.
	 */
	void seek( [in] hyper location )  
		raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, com::sun::star::io::IOException ); 
 
	 
	// DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::io::XSeekable::getPosition
	/** returns the current offset of the stream.
       @returns
			 the current offset in this stream.
	 */
	hyper getPosition() 
		raises( com::sun::star::io::IOException ); 
 
	 
	// DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::io::XSeekable::getLength
	/** returns the length of the stream.
       @returns 
			the length of the storage medium on which the stream works.
	 */
	hyper getLength() 
		raises( com::sun::star::io::IOException ); 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
#endif