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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_CellRangeListSource_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sheet_CellRangeListSource_idl__

#include <com/sun/star/form/binding/ListEntrySource.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/table/CellRangeAddress.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XInitialization.idl>

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module table {


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

/** defines the a source of list entries coming from a cell range in a table document

    <p>The component cannot be instantiated at a global service factory, instead
    it's usually provided by a document instance.</p>

    @see com::sun::star::document::OfficeDocument
*/
service CellRangeListSource
{
    /** ensures the basic functionality for supplying list entries
    */
    service com::sun::star::form::binding::ListEntrySource;

    /** specifies the cell range within a document to which the component
        is bound.
    */
    [property, bound, readonly] com::sun::star::table::CellRangeAddress CellRange;

    /** allows setting initial, creation-time properties of the component

        <p>This interface is used to initialize the component after creation. It has
        to be used exactly once in the life time of the component, every second call
        to <member scope"com::sun::star::lang">XInitialization::initialize</member>
        will throw an exception.</p>

        <p>The arguments passed to the <member scope"com::sun::star::lang">XInitialization::initialize</member>
        method must be instances of <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">NamedValue</type>, where
        the <member scope"com::sun::star::beans">NamedValue::Name</member> denotes the type of information
        to initialize, and the <member scope"com::sun::star::beans">NamedValue::Value</member>
        the initial value.</p>

        <p>The following aspects of the components can be initialized:<br/>
            <ul><li><b>CellRange</b><br/>
                specifies the address of the cell range to bind this instance to. Must be a
                <type scope="com::sun::star::table">CellRangeAddress</type> instance.</li>
            </ul>
        </p>
    */
    interface com::sun::star::lang::XInitialization;
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif

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