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-
- #include "nsISupports.idl"
-
- interface nsAString;
- interface inISearchObserver;
- interface nsISupportsArray;
-
- [scriptable, uuid(D5FA765B-2448-4686-B7C1-5FF13ACB0FC9)]
- interface inISearchProcess : nsISupports
- {
- // indicates if an asynchronous search is in progress
- readonly attribute boolean isActive;
-
- // the number of results returned
- readonly attribute long resultCount;
-
- // for optimization when doing an async search, this will optionally
- // destroy old results, assuming they will be fetched as soon as
- // the observer is notified of their presence. If true, then indices
- // pass to the get*ResultAt methods will return null for any index
- // other than the most recent one, and getResults will return null always.
- attribute boolean holdResults;
-
- // start a synchronous search
- void searchSync();
-
- // start an asynchronous search
- void searchAsync(in inISearchObserver aObserver);
-
- // command an async process to stop immediately
- void searchStop();
-
- // performs a step in the asynchronous search loop
- // return indicates true if loop is done, false if it should continue
- // This is there only for the benefit of asynchronous search controllers,
- // and is not for use by those who just wish to call searchAsync
- boolean searchStep();
-
- // methods for getting results of specific types
-
- AString getStringResultAt(in long aIndex);
-
- long getIntResultAt(in long aIndex);
-
- unsigned long getUIntResultAt(in long aIndex);
- };
-