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#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_XSimpleText_idl__ 
#define __com_sun_star_text_XSimplText_idl__ 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_XTextRange_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/text/XTextRange.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_XTextCursor_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/text/XTextCursor.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_XTextContent_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/text/XTextContent.idl> 
#endif 
 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_NoSuchElementException_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/container/NoSuchElementException.idl> 
#endif 
 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module text {  
 
//============================================================================= 
 
/** is the main interface for a distinct text unit, i.e. the main text of
	a document, the text for headers and footers or for single cells of a 
	table.@see XText
 */
published interface XSimpleText: com::sun::star::text::XTextRange
{ 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** @returns 
				a new instance of a <type>TextCursor</type> service which can 
				be used to travel in the given text context. 
				 
				@see com::sun::star::text::TextCursor
	 */
	com::sun::star::text::XTextCursor createTextCursor(); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** @returns 
				a new instance of a <type>TextCursor</type> which is located  
				at the specified <type>TextRange</type> to travel in the 
				given text context. 
				 
				<p>The initial position is set to <var>aTextPosition</var>. 
				 
				@param aTextPosition 
				specifies the start position for the new 
				<type>TextCursor</type>. 
				 
				@see com::sun::star::text::TextCursor
	 */
	com::sun::star::text::XTextCursor createTextCursorByRange( [in] com::sun::star::text::XTextRange aTextPosition ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** inserts a string of characters into the text.
		
        <p>The string may contain the following white spaces:
        </p>
		<ul>
            <li>blank</li>
            <li>tab</li>
            <li>cr (which will insert a paragraph break)</li>
            <li>lf (which will insert a line break)</li>
		</ul>

		@param xRange
			specifies the position of insertion. For example,
			<method>XSimpleText::createTextCursor</member> can be used to
			get an <type>XTextRange</type> for this argument.

            <p>If the parameter <member>bAbsorb</member> was <TRUE/>
            the text range will contain the new inserted string, otherwise
            the range (and it's text) will remain unchanged.

		@param aString
			specifies the string to insert.

		@param bAbsorb
			specifies whether the text spanned by <var>xRange</var> will be
			replaced. If <TRUE/> then the content of <var>xRange</var> will
			be replaced by <var>aString</var>, otherwise <var>aString</var>
            will be inserted at the beginning of <var>xRange</var>.
		
        @example 
            <listing>
            xText.insertString( xTextCursor, "Hello " + aName$ + ",", false )
		
            xText.insertControlCharacter( xTextCursor,
            ControlCharacter_PARAGRAPH_BREAK, false );
		
            xText.insertString( xTextCursor, "more text ...", false )
            </listing>
	 */
	[oneway] void insertString( [in] com::sun::star::text::XTextRange xRange, 
			 [in] string aString, 
			 [in] boolean bAbsorb ); 
 
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
	 
	/** inserts a control character (like a paragraph break or a hard
		space) into the text.@see com::sun::star::text::ControlCharacter
	 */
	void insertControlCharacter( [in] com::sun::star::text::XTextRange xRange, 
			 [in] short nControlCharacter, 
			 [in] boolean bAbsorb ) 
			raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException ); 
 
}; 
 
//============================================================================= 
 
}; }; }; };  
 
#endif