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+/************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  SectionStyle.java
+ *
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License version 2.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ *  MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ *  Copyright: 2002 by Henrik Just
+ *
+ *  All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Version 0.2 (2002-10-24)
+ *
+ */
+
+package writer2latex.office;
+
+import org.w3c.dom.Node;
+import writer2latex.util.Misc;
+
+/** <p> Class representing a section style in OOo Writer </p> */
+public class SectionStyle extends StyleWithProperties {
+    // TODO: check the documentation, maybe there are no props to read...
+    private int nColCount = 0;
+
+    public int getColCount() { return nColCount; }
+
+    public void loadStyleFromDOM(Node node) {
+        // TODO: StyleWithProperties should have a protected method
+        // loadStyleFromDOMinner - BETA style...
+        super.loadStyleFromDOM(node);
+        Node properties = Misc.getChildByTagName(node,XMLString.STYLE_PROPERTIES);
+        if (properties!=null) {
+            Node columns = Misc.getChildByTagName(properties,XMLString.STYLE_COLUMNS);
+            if (columns!=null) {
+                nColCount = Misc.getPosInteger(Misc.getAttribute(columns,
+                            XMLString.FO_COLUMN_COUNT),1);
+                // TODO: read individual columns
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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