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27#ifndef com_sun_star_chart2_data_XRangeXMLConversion_idl
28#define com_sun_star_chart2_data_XRangeXMLConversion_idl
29
30#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
31#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
32
33module com
34{
35module sun
36{
37module star
38{
39module chart2
40{
41module data
42{
43
44/** An application that provides data for a chart must implement this
45    interface.
46 */
47interface XRangeXMLConversion : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
48{
49    /** converts the range to a valid XML syntax.
50
51        <p>For example spreadsheet ranges consisting of more than one
52        consecutive region are usually separated by a semicolon
53        whereas in XML you separate multiple regions by a spacce.</p>
54     */
55    string convertRangeToXML( [in] string aRangeRepresentation )
56        raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
57
58    /** converts an XML-style range into the internal
59        <type>DataProvider</type>'s format.
60     */
61    string convertRangeFromXML( [in] string aXMLRange )
62        raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
63};
64
65} ; // data
66} ; // chart2
67} ; // com
68} ; // sun
69} ; // star
70
71
72#endif
73