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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