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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 \
 {0x3c4cfec2, 0x4438, 0x48df, {0xa2, 0x12, 0x30, 0x5e, 0x5a, 0xd8, 0xbb, 0xa0}}

/**
 * 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;

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

// XXX These belong elsewhere
/**
 * There's no need to pass in aOwnerDocument if the node is going to be
 * inserted *immediately* after creation.
 */
nsresult
NS_NewTextNode(nsITextContent **aResult, nsIDocument *aOwnerDocument = nsnull);

/**
 * There's no need to pass in aOwnerDocument if the node is going to be
 * inserted *immediately* after creation.
 */
nsresult
NS_NewCommentNode(nsIContent **aResult, nsIDocument *aOwnerDocument = nsnull);


#endif /* nsITextContent_h___ */
