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#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XMacroExpander_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_util_XMacroExpander_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif


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

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

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

/** Expands macro in expressions, i.e. substitudes macro names.

    @since OpenOffice 1.1.2
*/
published interface XMacroExpander : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** Expands macrofied expressions.

        @param exp
               macrofied expression
        @return
                demacrofied expression
        @throws IllegalArgumentException
                if a macro name is unknown, thus cannot be expanded
    */
    string expandMacros( [in] string exp )
		raises (com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException);
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif