:: com :: sun :: star :: sheet ::

interface XFormulaQuery
Description
provides methods to query cells for dependencies in formulas.

All methods return a collection of cell ranges.

See also
SheetRangesQuery, SheetCellRanges
Developers Guide
Spreadsheets - Querying for Cells with Specific Properties

Methods' Summary
queryDependents queries all dependent formula cells.  
queryPrecedents queries all precedent cells.  
Methods' Details
queryDependents
XSheetCellRanges
queryDependents( [in] boolean  bRecursive );

Description
queries all dependent formula cells.

Dependent cells are cells containing formulas with references to the original cell.

Parameter bRecursive
false = queries cells dependent from the original range(s), true = repeates query with all found cells (finds dependents of dependents, and so on).
Returns
all dependent cells of any formula cell of the current cell range(s).
queryPrecedents
XSheetCellRanges
queryPrecedents( [in] boolean  bRecursive );

Description
queries all precedent cells.

Precedent cells are cells which are referenced from a formula cell.

Parameter bRecursive
false = queries precedent cells of the original range(s), true = repeates query with all found cells (finds precedents of precedents, and so on).
Returns
all precedent cells of any formula cell of the current cell range(s).
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