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:: com :: sun :: star :: sheet ::

interface XAddIn
Base Interfaces
XAddIn
┗ ::com::sun::star::lang::XLocalizable

::com::sun::star::lang::XLocalizable
(referenced interface's summary:)
makes it possible to set a ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale to be used by the object.
Description
gives access to function descriptions and user-visible names.

Methods' Summary
getProgrammaticFuntionName returns the internal function name for an user-visible name.  
getDisplayFunctionName returns the user-visible function name for an internal name.  
getFunctionDescription returns the description of a function.  
getDisplayArgumentName returns the user-visible name of the specified argument.  
getArgumentDescription returns the description of the specified argument.  
getProgrammaticCategoryName returns the programmatic name of the category the function belongs to.  
getDisplayCategoryName returns the user-visible name of the category the function belongs to.  
Methods' Details
getProgrammaticFuntionName
string
getProgrammaticFuntionName( [in] string  aDisplayName );

Description
returns the internal function name for an user-visible name.

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.

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

Parameter aDisplayName
the user-visible name of a function.
Returns
the exact name of the method within its interface.
getDisplayFunctionName
string
getDisplayFunctionName( [in] string  aProgrammaticName );

Description
returns the user-visible function name for an internal name.

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.

Parameter aProgrammaticName
is the exact name of a method within its interface.
Returns
the user-visible name of the specified function.
getFunctionDescription
string
getFunctionDescription( [in] string  aProgrammaticName );

Description
returns the description of a function.

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

Parameter aProgrammaticName
is the exact name of a method within its interface.
Returns
the description of the specified function.
getDisplayArgumentName
string
getDisplayArgumentName( [in] string  aProgrammaticFunctionName,
[in] long  nArgument );

Description
returns the user-visible name of the specified argument.

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.

Parameter aProgrammaticFunctionName
is the exact name of a method within its interface.
Parameter nArgument
the index of the argument (0-based).
Returns
the user-visible name of the specified argument.
getArgumentDescription
string
getArgumentDescription( [in] string  aProgrammaticFunctionName,
[in] long  nArgument );

Description
returns the description of the specified argument.

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

Parameter aProgrammaticFunctionName
is the exact name of a method within its interface.
Parameter nArgument
the index of the argument (0-based).
Returns
the description of the specified argument.
getProgrammaticCategoryName
string
getProgrammaticCategoryName( [in] string  aProgrammaticFunctionName );

Description
returns the programmatic name of the category the function belongs to.

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.

Database
for functions that operate with data organized in tabular form like databases.
Date&Time
for functions that deal with date or time values.
Financial
for functions that solve financial problems.
Information
for functions that provide information about cells.
Logical
for functions that deal with logical expressions.
Mathematical
for mathematical functions.
Matrix
for matrix functions.
Statistical
for statistical functions.
Spreadsheet
for functions that deal with cell ranges.
Text
for functions that deal with text strings.
Add-In
for additional functions.
Parameter aProgrammaticFunctionName
is the exact name of a method within its interface.
Returns
the category name the specified function belongs to.
getDisplayCategoryName
string
getDisplayCategoryName( [in] string  aProgrammaticFunctionName );

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

This is used when category names are shown to the user.

Parameter aProgrammaticFunctionName
is the exact name of a method within its interface.
Returns
the user-visible category name the specified function belongs to.
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