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017
018 package org.apache.commons.math.linear;
019
020 /**
021 * Interface defining a visitor for matrix entries.
022 *
023 * @see DefaultRealMatrixPreservingVisitor
024 * @version $Revision: 811685 $ $Date: 2009-09-05 13:36:48 -0400 (Sat, 05 Sep 2009) $
025 * @since 2.0
026 */
027 public interface RealMatrixPreservingVisitor {
028
029 /**
030 * Start visiting a matrix.
031 * <p>This method is called once before any entry of the matrix is visited.</p>
032 * @param rows number of rows of the matrix
033 * @param columns number of columns of the matrix
034 * @param startRow Initial row index
035 * @param endRow Final row index (inclusive)
036 * @param startColumn Initial column index
037 * @param endColumn Final column index (inclusive)
038 */
039 void start(int rows, int columns,
040 int startRow, int endRow, int startColumn, int endColumn);
041
042 /**
043 * Visit one matrix entry.
044 * @param row row index of the entry
045 * @param column column index of the entry
046 * @param value current value of the entry
047 * @throws MatrixVisitorException if something wrong occurs
048 */
049 void visit(int row, int column, double value)
050 throws MatrixVisitorException;
051
052 /**
053 * End visiting a matrix.
054 * <p>This method is called once after all entries of the matrix have been visited.</p>
055 * @return the value that the <code>walkInXxxOrder</code> must return
056 */
057 double end();
058
059 }