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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XAddIn_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sheet_XAddIn_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XLocalizable_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XLocalizable.idl>
#endif

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sheet {

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

/** gives access to function descriptions and user-visible names.
 */
interface XAddIn: com::sun::star::lang::XLocalizable
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** returns the internal function name for an user-visible name.

		<p>The user-visible name of a function is the name shown to the
		user. It may be translated to the current language of the AddIn,
		so it is never stored in files. It should be a single word and is
		used when entering or displaying formulas.</p>

		<p>Attention: The method name contains a spelling error. Due to
		compatibility reasons the name cannot be changed.</p>

		@param aDisplayName
			the user-visible name of a function.

		@returns
			the exact name of the method within its interface.

	 */
	string getProgrammaticFuntionName( [in] string aDisplayName );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** returns the user-visible function name for an internal name.

		<p>The user-visible name of a function is the name shown to the
		user. It may be translated to the current language of the AddIn,
		so it is never stored in files. It should be a single word and is
		used when entering or displaying formulas.</p>

		@param aProgrammaticName
			is the exact name of a method within its interface.

		@returns
			the user-visible name of the specified function.
	 */
	string getDisplayFunctionName( [in] string aProgrammaticName );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** returns the description of a function.

		<p>The description is shown to the user when selecting functions.
		It may be translated to the current language of the AddIn.</p>

		@param aProgrammaticName
			is the exact name of a method within its interface.

		@returns
			the description of the specified function.
	 */
	string getFunctionDescription( [in] string aProgrammaticName );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** returns the user-visible name of the specified argument.

		<p>The argument name is shown to the user when prompting for
		arguments. It should be a single word and may be translated
		to the current language of the AddIn.</p>

		@param aProgrammaticFunctionName
			is the exact name of a method within its interface.

		@param nArgument
			the index of the argument (0-based).

		@returns
			the user-visible name of the specified argument.
	 */
	string getDisplayArgumentName(
			[in] string aProgrammaticFunctionName,
			[in] long nArgument );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** returns the description of the specified argument.

		<p>The argument description is shown to the user when prompting
		for arguments. It may be translated to the current language of
		the AddIn.</p>

		@param aProgrammaticFunctionName
			is the exact name of a method within its interface.

		@param nArgument
			the index of the argument (0-based).

		@returns
			the description of the specified argument.
	 */
	string getArgumentDescription(
			[in] string aProgrammaticFunctionName,
			[in] long nArgument );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** returns the programmatic name of the category the function
		belongs to.

		<p>The category name is used to group similar functions together.
		The programmatic category name should always be in English, it is
		never shown to the user.
		It should be one of the following names if the function falls into
		the corresponding category.</p>

		<dl>
		<dt>Database</dt>
		<dd>for functions that operate with data organized in tabular form
		like databases.</dd>

		<dt>Date&amp;Time</dt>
		<dd>for functions that deal with date or time values.</dd>

		<dt>Financial</dt>
		<dd>for functions that solve financial problems.</dd>

		<dt>Information</dt>
		<dd>for functions that provide information about cells.</dd>

		<dt>Logical</dt>
		<dd>for functions that deal with logical expressions.</dd>

		<dt>Mathematical</dt>
		<dd>for mathematical functions.</dd>

		<dt>Matrix</dt>
		<dd>for matrix functions.</dd>

		<dt>Statistical</dt>
		<dd>for statistical functions.</dd>

		<dt>Spreadsheet</dt>
		<dd>for functions that deal with cell ranges.</dd>

		<dt>Text</dt>
		<dd>for functions that deal with text strings.</dd>

		<dt>Add-In</dt>
		<dd>for additional functions.</dd>
		</dl>

		@param aProgrammaticFunctionName
			is the exact name of a method within its interface.

		@returns
			the category name the specified function belongs to.
	 */
	string getProgrammaticCategoryName( [in] string aProgrammaticFunctionName );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** returns the user-visible name of the category the function
		belongs to.

		<p>This is used when category names are shown to the user.</p>

		@param aProgrammaticFunctionName
			is the exact name of a method within its interface.

		@returns
			the user-visible category name the specified function
			belongs to.
	 */
	string getDisplayCategoryName( [in] string aProgrammaticFunctionName );

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif

