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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SC_INC_FONTHELPER_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_SC_INC_FONTHELPER_HXX
+
+#include "scdllapi.h"
+#include <boost/optional.hpp>
+#include <tools/fontenum.hxx>
+#include <tools/color.hxx>
+#include <vcl/fntstyle.hxx>
+#include <i18nlangtag/lang.h>
+
+class SvxFontItem;
+
+struct SC_DLLPUBLIC ScDxfFont
+{
+    boost::optional<const SvxFontItem*> pFontAttr;
+    boost::optional<sal_uInt32> nFontHeight;
+    boost::optional<FontWeight> eWeight;
+    boost::optional<FontItalic> eItalic;
+    boost::optional<FontUnderline> eUnder;
+    boost::optional<FontUnderline> eOver;
+    boost::optional<bool> bWordLine;
+    boost::optional<FontStrikeout> eStrike;
+    boost::optional<bool> bOutline;
+    boost::optional<bool> bShadow;
+    boost::optional<FontEmphasisMark> eEmphasis;
+    boost::optional<FontRelief> eRelief;
+    boost::optional<Color> aColor;
+    boost::optional<LanguageType> eLang;
+
+    bool isEmpty()
+    {
+        return !(pFontAttr || nFontHeight ||
+            eWeight || eItalic || eUnder ||
+            eOver || bWordLine || eStrike ||
+            bOutline || bShadow || eEmphasis ||
+            eRelief || aColor || eLang);
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */