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 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module drawing {


/** specifies the group/ungroup functionality.
 */
published interface XShapeGrouper: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{

    /** groups the Shapes inside a collection.

        <p>Grouping of objects in text documents works only if none
        of the objects has an anchor of type
        com::sun::star::text::TextContentAnchorType::AS_CHARACTER .
        </p>

        @param xShapes
            the Shapes that will be grouped. They
            must all be inserted into the same GenericDrawPage.

        @returns
            a newly created GroupShape that contains all
            Shapes from xShapes and is also added to the
            GenericDrawPage of the Shapes
            in xShapes.
     */
    com::sun::star::drawing::XShapeGroup group( [in] com::sun::star::drawing::XShapes xShapes );


    /** ungroups a given GroupShape.

        @param aGroup
            moves all Shapes from this GroupShape
            to the parent XShapes of the GroupShape.
            The GroupShape is then removed from the
            GenericDrawPage and disposed.
     */
    void ungroup( [in] com::sun::star::drawing::XShapeGroup aGroup );

};


}; }; }; };

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