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#ifndef INCLUDED_com_sun_star_i18n_XOrdinalSuffix_idl
#define INCLUDED_com_sun_star_i18n_XOrdinalSuffix_idl

#include <com/sun/star/lang/Locale.idl>

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

module com { module sun { module star { module i18n {

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

/** provides access to locale specific ordinal suffix systems.

    @since OOo 2.2

    @internal

    ATTENTION: This interface is marked <em>internal</em> and does not
    have the <em>published</em> flag, which means it is subject to
    change without notice and should not be used outside the OOo core.
    The current version is a draft and works only for English language
    locales. Future enhancements adding functionality for other locales
    should use the 'ordinal' RuleBasedNumberFormat of the ICU if
    possible, see
    http://icu.sourceforge.net/apiref/icu4c/classRuleBasedNumberFormat.html
    which might make it necessary to change the interface.
 */

interface XOrdinalSuffix : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** Returns the ordinal suffix for the number, for example,
        "<b>st</b>", "<b>nd</b>", "<b>rd</b>", "<b>th</b>"
        in an English locale.
     */
    string getOrdinalSuffix( [in] long nNumber, [in] com::sun::star::lang::Locale aLocale );
};

//============================================================================
}; }; }; };
//============================================================================

#endif