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#ifndef nsITextContent_h___
#define nsITextContent_h___

#include "nsIContent.h"
class nsString;
class nsTextFragment;

// IID for the nsITextContent interface
#define NS_ITEXT_CONTENT_IID \
 {0xa6cf9065, 0x15b3, 0x11d2, {0x93, 0x2e, 0x00, 0x80, 0x5f, 0x8a, 0xdd, 0x32}}

/**
 * Interface for textual content. This interface is used to provide
 * an efficient access to text content.
 */
class nsITextContent : public nsIContent {
public:
  NS_DEFINE_STATIC_IID_ACCESSOR(NS_ITEXT_CONTENT_IID)

  /**
   * Get direct access (but read only) to the text in the text content.
   */
  virtual const nsTextFragment *Text() = 0;

  /**
   * Get the length of the text content.
   */
  virtual PRUint32 TextLength() = 0;

  /**
   * Set the text to the given value. If aNotify is PR_TRUE then
   * the document is notified of the content change.
   */
  virtual void SetText(const PRUnichar* aBuffer, PRUint32 aLength,
                       PRBool aNotify) = 0;

  /**
   * Set the text to the given value. If aNotify is PR_TRUE then
   * the document is notified of the content change.
   */
  virtual void SetText(const nsAString& aStr, PRBool aNotify) = 0;

  /**
   * Set the text to the given value. If aNotify is PR_TRUE then
   * the document is notified of the content change.
   */
  virtual void SetText(const char* aBuffer, PRUint32 aLength,
                       PRBool aNotify) = 0;

  /**
   * Query method to see if the frame is nothing but whitespace
   */
  virtual PRBool IsOnlyWhitespace() = 0;

  /**
   * Clone this content node. Unlike the nsIDOMNode equivalent, this
   * method allows you to specify whether to copy the text as well.
   */
  virtual already_AddRefed<nsITextContent> CloneContent(PRBool aCloneText) = 0;

  /**
   * Append the text content to aResult.
   */
  virtual void AppendTextTo(nsAString& aResult) = 0;
};

// XXX These belong elsewhere
nsresult
NS_NewTextNode(nsITextContent** aResult);

nsresult
NS_NewCommentNode(nsIContent** aResult);


#endif /* nsITextContent_h___ */