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23#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_XTextRangeCompare_idl__
24#define __com_sun_star_text_XTextRangeCompare_idl__
25
26#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
27#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
28#endif
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
32#endif
33
34//=============================================================================
35
36 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module text {
37
38 published interface XText;
39 published interface XTextRange;
40
41//=============================================================================
42
43// DocMerge from xml: interface com::sun::star::text::XTextRangeCompare
44/** compares the positions of two <type>TextRange</type>s within a
45    <type>Text</type>.
46
47
48
49    <p>Only <type>TextRange</type> instances within the same <type>Text</type>
50    can be compared.
51    </p>
52 */
53published interface XTextRangeCompare: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
54{
55    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
56
57    // DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::text::XTextRangeCompare::compareRegionStarts
58    /** @returns
59                    1 if <var>xR1</var> starts before <var>xR2</var>,
60                    0 if <var>xR1</var> starts at the same position as <var>xR2</var> and
61                    -1 if <var>xR1</var> starts behind <var>xR2</var>.
62
63                @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
64                    if either <var>xR1</var> or <var>xR2</var> is not within this
65                    text.
66     */
67    short compareRegionStarts( [in] XTextRange xR1, [in] XTextRange xR2 )
68            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
69
70    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
71
72    // DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::text::XTextRangeCompare::compareRegionEnds
73    /** @returns
74                    1, if <var>xR1</var> ends before <var>xR2</var>,
75                    0, if <var>xR1</var> ends at the same position as <var>xR2</var> and
76                    -1, if <var>xR1</var> ends behind <var>xR2</var>.
77
78                @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
79                    if either <var>xR1</var> or <var>xR2</var> is not within this
80                    text.
81     */
82    short compareRegionEnds( [in] XTextRange xR1, [in] XTextRange xR2 )
83            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
84};
85
86//=============================================================================
87
88}; }; }; };
89
90#endif
91