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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XSheetCellRangeContainer_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sheet_XSheetCellRangeContainer_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XSheetCellRanges_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/sheet/XSheetCellRanges.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_table_CellRangeAddress_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/table/CellRangeAddress.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_NoSuchElementException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/NoSuchElementException.idl>
#endif

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sheet {

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

/** provides methods to access cell ranges in a collection via index and
    to add and remove cell ranges.

    @see com::sun::star::sheet::SheetCellRanges
 */
published interface XSheetCellRangeContainer: com::sun::star::sheet::XSheetCellRanges
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** adds the given range to the collection of cell ranges.

        @param aCellRangeAddress
            contains the address of the new range.

        @param bMergeRanges
            defines how the range should be added. To merge the ranges
            takes more time, but the memory usage is lower.
     */
    void addRangeAddress(
            [in] com::sun::star::table::CellRangeAddress aCellRangeAddress,
            [in] boolean bMergeRanges );

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** removes the given range from the collection of cell ranges.

        @param aCellRangeAddress
            contains the address of the range to be removed.

            <p>The specified range must fit exactly to an element of the
            collection. The method does not try to shorten a range.</p>

        @throws <type scope="com::sun::star::container">NoSuchElementException</type>
            if the collection does not contain the specified range.
     */
    void removeRangeAddress(
            [in] com::sun::star::table::CellRangeAddress aCellRangeAddress )
        raises( com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException );

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** adds the given ranges to the collection of cell ranges.

        @param aCellRangeAddresses
            contains a sequence of addresses of all new ranges.

        @param bMergeRanges
            defines how the ranges should be added. To merge the ranges
            takes more time, but the memory usage is lower.
     */
    void addRangeAddresses(
            [in] sequence<com::sun::star::table::CellRangeAddress> aCellRangeAddresses,
            [in] boolean bMergeRanges );

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** removes the given ranges from the collection of cell ranges.

        @param aCellRangeAddresses
            contains a sequence of addresses of all ranges to be removed.

            <p>All specified ranges must fit exactly to elements of the
            collection. The method does not try to shorten ranges.</p>

        @throws <type scope="com::sun::star::container">NoSuchElementException</type>
            if the collection does not contain any of the specified ranges.
     */
    void removeRangeAddresses(
            [in] sequence<com::sun::star::table::CellRangeAddress> aCellRangeAddresses )
        raises( com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException);

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif