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22
23#ifndef com_sun_star_chart2_data_XRangeXMLConversion_idl
24#define com_sun_star_chart2_data_XRangeXMLConversion_idl
25
26#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
27#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
28
29module com
30{
31module sun
32{
33module star
34{
35module chart2
36{
37module data
38{
39
40/** An application that provides data for a chart must implement this
41    interface.
42 */
43interface XRangeXMLConversion : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
44{
45    /** converts the range to a valid XML syntax.
46
47        <p>For example spreadsheet ranges consisting of more than one
48        consecutive region are usually separated by a semicolon
49        whereas in XML you separate multiple regions by a spacce.</p>
50     */
51    string convertRangeToXML( [in] string aRangeRepresentation )
52        raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
53
54    /** converts an XML-style range into the internal
55        <type>DataProvider</type>'s format.
56     */
57    string convertRangeFromXML( [in] string aXMLRange )
58        raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
59};
60
61} ; // data
62} ; // chart2
63} ; // com
64} ; // sun
65} ; // star
66
67
68#endif
69