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#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_TextPortion_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_text_TextPortion_idl__


#ifndef __com_sun_star_style_ParagraphProperties_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/style/ParagraphProperties.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_style_CharacterProperties_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/style/CharacterProperties.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XContentEnumerationAccess_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XContentEnumerationAccess.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_TextRange_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/text/TextRange.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_XTextContent_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/text/XTextContent.idl>
#endif

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

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

//=============================================================================
/** A TextPortion is a piece of text within a paragraph that does not
	contain changes of its attributes inside.
	<p>It is created by an enumaration implemented in a paragraph service.
	It is used to export the content of the paragraph to an external document format.</p>

*/
service TextPortion
{
	service com::sun::star::text::TextRange;

	/** contains text frames, graphic objects, embedded objects or
	 	shapes that are anchored at or as character.
		@see com.sun.star.text.TextFrame
		@see com.sun.star.text.TextGraphicObject
	 */
	[optional] interface ::com::sun::star::container::XContentEnumerationAccess;

	/** contains the type of the text portion.
	<p> Valid content type names are:</p>
	<UL>
		<LI><P>Text - string content</P>
		<LI><P>TextField - TextField content</P>
		<LI><P>TextContent - text content - supplied via the interface XContentEnumerationAccess</P>
		<LI><P>Footnote - a footnote or an endnote</P>
		<LI><P>ControlCharacter - a control character</P>
		<LI><P>ReferenceMark - a reference mark </P>
		<LI><P>DocumentIndexMark - a document index mark</P>
        <LI><P>Bookmark - a bookmark</P>
        <LI><P>Redline - a redline portion which is a result of the change tracking feature.</P>
        <LI><P>Ruby - a ruby attribute which is used in Asian text.</P>
    </UL>
	<p>The text portions for reference marks and document index marks are generated twice for
	 	each mark since they may include string content.</p>
	 */
	[readonly, property] string TextPortionType;
	/** returns the control character if the text portion contains a ControlCharacter*/
	[readonly, property] short ControlCharacter;
    /** contains the bookmark if the portion is of the type */
    [optional, property] com::sun::star::text::XTextContent Bookmark;
    /** determines whether the portion is a point only.*/
    [optional, property] boolean IsCollapsed;
    /** determines whether the portion is a start portion if two portions are needed to include an
     object (i.e. DocmentIndexMark)*/
    [optional, property] boolean IsStart;
};

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

}; }; }; };
#endif
