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#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_XTextRangeCompare_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_text_XTextRangeCompare_idl__

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

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

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

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module text {

 published interface XText;
 published interface XTextRange;

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

// DocMerge from xml: interface com::sun::star::text::XTextRangeCompare
/** compares the positions of two <type>TextRange</type>s within a
    <type>Text</type>.



    <p>Only <type>TextRange</type> instances within the same <type>Text</type>
    can be compared.
    </p>
 */
published interface XTextRangeCompare: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::text::XTextRangeCompare::compareRegionStarts
    /** @returns
                    1 if <var>xR1</var> starts before <var>xR2</var>,
                    0 if <var>xR1</var> starts at the same position as <var>xR2</var> and
                    -1 if <var>xR1</var> starts behind <var>xR2</var>.

                @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
                    if either <var>xR1</var> or <var>xR2</var> is not within this
                    text.
     */
    short compareRegionStarts( [in] XTextRange xR1, [in] XTextRange xR2 )
            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );

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

    // DocMerge from idl: method com::sun::star::text::XTextRangeCompare::compareRegionEnds
    /** @returns
                    1, if <var>xR1</var> ends before <var>xR2</var>,
                    0, if <var>xR1</var> ends at the same position as <var>xR2</var> and
                    -1, if <var>xR1</var> ends behind <var>xR2</var>.

                @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
                    if either <var>xR1</var> or <var>xR2</var> is not within this
                    text.
     */
    short compareRegionEnds( [in] XTextRange xR1, [in] XTextRange xR2 )
            raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif

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