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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XSheetFilterableEx_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sheet_XSheetFilterableEx_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XSheetFilterable_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/sheet/XSheetFilterable.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XSheetFilterDescriptor_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/sheet/XSheetFilterDescriptor.idl>
#endif


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

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

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

/** represents something from which criteria for filtering can be read.

    <p>In general the current object will be used only to create the
    descriptor to filter another object, i.e. the advanced filter feature
    in a spreadsheet.</p>

    @see com::sun::star::sheet::SheetCellRange
 */
published interface XSheetFilterableEx: com::sun::star::sheet::XSheetFilterable
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** creates a filter descriptor for the specified filterable object from
        the contents of this object.
     */
    com::sun::star::sheet::XSheetFilterDescriptor
        createFilterDescriptorByObject(
            [in] com::sun::star::sheet::XSheetFilterable xObject );

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif