org.hipparchus.geometry.hull

Interface ConvexHullGenerator<S extends Space,P extends Point<S>>

Type Parameters:

S - Type of the Space

P - Type of the Point

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConvexHullGenerator2D

All Known Implementing Classes:

MonotoneChain

public interface ConvexHullGenerator<S extends Space,P extends Point<S>>

Interface for convex hull generators.

See Also:

Convex Hull (Wikipedia), Convex Hull (MathWorld)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ConvexHull<S,P>	generate(Collection<P> points) Builds the convex hull from the set of input points.

Method Detail

generate

ConvexHull<S,P> generate(Collection<P> points)
                  throws MathIllegalStateException

Builds the convex hull from the set of input points.

Parameters:

points - the set of input points

Returns:

the convex hull

Throws:

MathIllegalStateException - if generator fails to generate a convex hull for the given set of input points