FieldMultivariateFunction.java

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package org.hipparchus.analysis;

import org.hipparchus.CalculusFieldElement;
import org.hipparchus.Field;

/**
 * An interface representing a scalar multivariate function for any field type.
 * @see MultivariateFunction
 * @since 2.2
 */
public interface FieldMultivariateFunction {

    /** Convert to a {@link CalculusFieldMultivariateFunction} with a specific type.
     * @param <T> the type of the field elements
     * @param field field for the argument and value
     * @return converted function
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    default <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> CalculusFieldMultivariateFunction<T> toCalculusFieldMultivariateFunction(Field<T> field) {
        return this::value;
    }

    /**
     * Compute the value of the function.
     *
     * @param <T> the type of the field elements
     * @param x Point at which the function value should be computed.
     * @return the value of the function.
     */
    <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> T value(@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") T... x);

}