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package com.sun.star.report;

/**
 * Functions are statefull computation components.
 *
 * Functions are allowed to have a state, but are considered
 * immutable (the same is true for expressions). Functions are
 * allowed to update their state on every call to 'advance', which
 * signals, that the cursor has been moved.
 *
 * Functions have no way to 'reset' their state, if a reset is needed,
 * the report engine is urged to query a new instance from the ReportAddin.
 */
public interface ReportFunction extends ReportExpression
{

    public ReportFunction advance(DataRow row);
}