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#ifndef com_sun_star_chart2_XDataReceiver_idl
#define com_sun_star_chart2_XDataReceiver_idl

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef com_sun_star_chart2_XDataProvider_idl
#include <com/sun/star/chart2/XDataProvider.idl>
#endif

module com
{
module sun
{
module star
{
module chart2
{

interface XDataReceiver : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** attaches a component that provides data for the document.

        <p>The previously set data provider will be released.</p>

        @param xProvider
              The new DataProvider.  If it is an empty reference, the
              ChartDocument will have no data.
     */
    void attachDataProvider( [in] XDataProvider xProvider );

    /** Sets the data for the chart as a whole.  When this method is
        called, all currently set data is removed.  It is replaced by
        the data that is returned by the current
        <type>XDataProvider</type> by using the given range
        representation.

        @param aRangeRepresentation
            This range representation must be in a format that is
            understood by the currently attached
            <type>XDataProvider</type>.

        @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
            If the range representation could not dealt with by the
            current data provider, or there is currently no data
            provider at all.
     */
    void setRangeRepresentation( [in] string aRangeRepresentation )
        raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
};

} ; // chart2
} ; // com
} ; // sun
} ; // star

#endif
