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#ifndef nsITableLayoutStrategy_h__
#define nsITableLayoutStrategy_h__

#include "nscore.h"
#include "nsSize.h"

class nsIPresContext;
class nsIStyleContext;
struct nsHTMLReflowState;
struct nsMargin;
class nsTableCellFrame;
class nsStyleCoord;
class nsISizeOfHandler;

class nsITableLayoutStrategy
{
public:
  virtual ~nsITableLayoutStrategy() {};

  /** call once every time any table thing changes (content, structure, or style) 
    * @param aMaxElementSize  [OUT] if not null, the max element size is computed and returned in this param
    * @param aComputedWidth   the computed size of the table
    */
  virtual PRBool Initialize(nsIPresContext*          aPresContext,
                            const nsHTMLReflowState& aBorderPadding)=0;

  /** assign widths for each column, taking into account the table content, the effective style, 
    * the layout constraints, and the compatibility mode.  Sets mColumnWidths as a side effect.
    * @param aTableStyle      the resolved style for the table
    * @param aReflowState     the reflow state for the calling table frame
    * @param aMaxWidth        the width constraint

    */
  virtual PRBool BalanceColumnWidths(nsIPresContext*          aPresContext,
                                     const nsHTMLReflowState& aReflowState)=0;


  /** return the value of the COLS attribute, used for balancing column widths */
  virtual nscoord GetCOLSAttribute() const = 0;


#ifdef DEBUG
  virtual void SizeOf(nsISizeOfHandler* aSizer, PRUint32* aResult) const = 0;
#endif
};

#endif