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/*************************************************************************
 *
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 *
 * Copyright 2008 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 *
 * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
 *
 * $RCSfile: XSearchable.idl,v $
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#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XSearchable_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_util_XSearchable_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XSearchDescriptor_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/util/XSearchDescriptor.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XIndexAccess_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XIndexAccess.idl>
#endif


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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module util {

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

/** enables the object to look for specified contents of the object
    (in particular, for a text range which contains a specific string pattern).

    @example
        in a <type scope="com::sun::star::text">TextDocument</type>:
        set all "search for" to bold using findFirst()/findNext():

    <listing>
    xSearchDescr = xDocument.createSearchDescriptor()
    xSearchDescr.SearchString = "search for"
    xSearchDescr.SearchCaseSensitive = <TRUE/>
    xSearchDescr.SearchWords = <TRUE/>
    xFound = xDocument.findFirst( xSearchDescr )
    do while not IsNull(xFound)
    xFound.CharWeight = com.sun.star.awt.FontWeight.BOLD
    xFound = xDocument.findNext( xFound.End, xSearchDescr )
    loop
    </listing>

 */
published interface XSearchable: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** creates a <type>SearchDescriptor</type> which contains properties that
        specify a search in this container.@see SearchDescriptor
     */
    com::sun::star::util::XSearchDescriptor createSearchDescriptor();

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** searches the contained texts for all occurrences of whatever is specified.@see SearchDescriptor
     */
    com::sun::star::container::XIndexAccess findAll( [in] com::sun::star::util::XSearchDescriptor xDesc );

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** searches the contained texts for the next occurrence of whatever is specified.

        @returns
            the position within the component, e.g. a <type scope="com::sun::star::text">XTextRange</type>
            which determines the found elements.

        @see SearchDescriptor
     */
    com::sun::star::uno::XInterface findFirst( [in] com::sun::star::util::XSearchDescriptor xDesc );

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** searches the contained texts for the next occurrence of whatever is specified.

        @param xStartAt
            represents a position within the component at which the search continues.
            This position is returned by <method>XSearchable::findFirst</method> or
            the previous <method>XSearchable::findNext</method>.

        @see SearchDescriptor
     */
    com::sun::star::uno::XInterface findNext( [in] com::sun::star::uno::XInterface xStartAt,
             [in] com::sun::star::util::XSearchDescriptor xDesc );

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif