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#ifndef __com_sun_star_view_XRenderable_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_view_XRenderable_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyValue_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl> 
#endif 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module view {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** represents something that can be rendered.

    @since #107627#
 */
interface XRenderable : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{ 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** @returns 
            the count of renderers (based on paper count of a document, for example). 
            
        <p> If a selection is given, the count has to be calculated 
            based on this selection. The other methods of this interface
            will rely on this value if called.
            
        <p> If the selection contains a valid XModel interface, 
            it is assumed that the whole document should be rendered.
            If the selection is empty, nothing should be rendered.

        @see RenderOptions
     */
    long getRendererCount( [in] any aSelection, [in] sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> xOptions )
            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException ); 
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** @returns 
            a descriptor of the specific renderer. 
         
        <p> returns the specific renderer properties based on the given selection. 
        
        <p> If the selection contains a valid XModel interface, 
            it is assumed that the whole document should be rendered.
            If the selection is empty, nothing should be rendered.
         
        @see RenderDescriptor
        @see RenderOptions
     */
    sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> getRenderer( [in] long nRenderer, [in] any aSelection, [in] sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> xOptions )
            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException ); 
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     
    /** renders the object.

        <p> renders the object with the specific renderer based on the given selection. 

        <p> If the selection contains a valid XModel interface, 
            it is assumed that the whole document should be rendered.
            If the selection is empty, nothing should be rendered.

        @see RenderOptions
     */
    void render( [in] long nRenderer, [in] any aSelection, [in] sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> xOptions ) 
            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException ); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif