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#ifndef com_sun_star_chart2_data_XRangeXMLConversion_idl
#define com_sun_star_chart2_data_XRangeXMLConversion_idl

#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>

module com
{
module sun
{
module star
{
module chart2
{
module data
{

/** An application that provides data for a chart must implement this
    interface.
 */
interface XRangeXMLConversion : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** converts the range to a valid XML syntax.

        <p>For example spreadsheet ranges consisting of more than one
        consecutive region are usually separated by a semicolon
        whereas in XML you separate multiple regions by a spacce.</p>
     */
    string convertRangeToXML( [in] string aRangeRepresentation )
        raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );

    /** converts an XML-style range into the internal
        <type>DataProvider</type>'s format.
     */
    string convertRangeFromXML( [in] string aXMLRange )
        raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
};

} ; // data
} ; // chart2
} ; // com
} ; // sun
} ; // star


#endif