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package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel;

/**
 * Represents a defined name for a range of cells.
 * 
 * A name is a meaningful shorthand that makes it easier to understand the purpose of a
 * cell reference, constant or a formula.
 * 
 * Examples:
 * 
 *  Sheet sheet = workbook.createSheet("Loan Calculator");
 *  Name name;
 *
 *  name = workbook.createName();
 *  name.setNameName("Interest_Rate");
 *  name.setRefersToFormula("'Loan Calculator'!$E$5");
 *
 *  name = wb.createName();
 *  name.setNameName("Loan_Amount");
 *  name.setRefersToFormula("'Loan Calculator'!$E$4");
 *
 *  name = wb.createName();
 *  name.setNameName("Number_of_Payments");
 *  name.setRefersToFormula("'Loan Calculator'!$E$10");
 *
 *  name = wb.createName();
 *  name.setNameName("Monthly_Payment");
 *  name.setRefersToFormula("-PMT(Interest_Rate/12,Number_of_Payments,Loan_Amount)");
 *
 *  name = wb.createName();
 *  name.setNameName("Values_Entered");
 *  name.setRefersToFormula("IF(Loan_Amount*Interest_Rate>0,1,0)");
 *
 * 
 */
public interface Name {

    /**
     * Get the sheets name which this named range is referenced to
     *
     * @return sheet name, which this named range referred to
     */
    String getSheetName();

    /**
     * Gets the name of the named range
     *
     * @return named range name
     */
    String getNameName();

    /**
     * Sets the name of the named range
     *
     * The following is a list of syntax rules that you need to be aware of when you create and edit names.
     * 
     *   Valid characters
     *   The first character of a name must be a letter, an underscore character (_), or a backslash (\).
     *   Remaining characters in the name can be letters, numbers, periods, and underscore characters.
     *   
     *   Cell references disallowed
     *   Names cannot be the same as a cell reference, such as Z$100 or R1C1.
     *   Spaces are not valid
     *   Spaces are not allowed as part of a name. Use the underscore character (_) and period (.) as word separators, such as, Sales_Tax or First.Quarter.
     *   
     *   Name length
     *    A name can contain up to 255 characters.
     *   
     *   Case sensitivity
     *   Names can contain uppercase and lowercase letters.
     *   
     * 
     * 
     * A name must always be unique within its scope. POI prevents you from defining a name that is not unique
     * within its scope. However you can use the same name in different scopes. Example:
     * 

     * //by default names are workbook-global
     * Name name;
     * name = workbook.createName();
     * name.setNameName("sales_08");
     *
     * name = workbook.createName();
     * name.setNameName("sales_08"); //will throw an exception: "The workbook already contains this name (case-insensitive)"
     *
     * //create sheet-level name
     * name = workbook.createName();
     * name.setSheetIndex(0); //the scope of the name is the first sheet
     * name.setNameName("sales_08");  //ok
     *
     * name = workbook.createName();
     * name.setSheetIndex(0);
     * name.setNameName("sales_08");  //will throw an exception: "The sheet already contains this name (case-insensitive)"
     *
     * 
    * 
     * @param name named range name to set
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the name is invalid or the already exists within its scope (case-insensitive)
     */
    void setNameName(String name);

    /**
     * Returns the formula that the name is defined to refer to.
     *
     * @return the reference for this name, null if it has not been set yet. Never empty string
     * @see #setRefersToFormula(String)
     */
    String getRefersToFormula();

    /**
     * Sets the formula that the name is defined to refer to. The following are representative examples:
     *
     * 
     *  'My Sheet'!$A$3
     *  8.3
     *  HR!$A$1:$Z$345
     *  SUM(Sheet1!A1,Sheet2!B2)

     *  -PMT(Interest_Rate/12,Number_of_Payments,Loan_Amount)

     * 

     *
     * @param formulaText the reference for this name
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified formulaText is unparsable
    */
   void setRefersToFormula(String formulaText);

    /**
     * Checks if this name is a function name
     *
     * @return true if this name is a function name
     */
	boolean isFunctionName();

    /**
     * Checks if this name points to a cell that no longer exists
     *
     * @return true if the name refers to a deleted cell, false otherwise
     */
    boolean isDeleted();

    /**
     * Tell Excel that this name applies to the worksheet with the specified index instead of the entire workbook.
     *
     * @param sheetId the sheet index this name applies to, -1 unsets this property making the name workbook-global
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the sheet index is invalid.
     */
    public void setSheetIndex(int sheetId);

    /**
     * Returns the sheet index this name applies to.
     *
     * @return the sheet index this name applies to, -1 if this name applies to the entire workbook
     */
    public int getSheetIndex();

    /**
     * Returns the comment the user provided when the name was created.
     *
     * @return the user comment for this named range
     */
    public String getComment();

    /**
     * Sets the comment the user provided when the name was created.
     *
     * @param comment the user comment for this named range
     */
    public void setComment(String comment);

    /**
     * Indicates that the defined name refers to a user-defined function.
     * This attribute is used when there is an add-in or other code project associated with the file.
     *
     * @param value true indicates the name refers to a function.
     */
    void setFunction(boolean value);
}