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17
18 /*
19 * This is not the original file distributed by the Apache Software Foundation
20 * It has been modified by the Hipparchus project
21 */
22
23 package org.hipparchus.linear;
24
25 import org.hipparchus.FieldElement;
26
27 /**
28 * Interface defining a visitor for matrix entries.
29 *
30 * @param <T> the type of the field elements
31 */
32 public interface FieldMatrixPreservingVisitor<T extends FieldElement<?>> {
33 /**
34 * Start visiting a matrix.
35 * <p>This method is called once before any entry of the matrix is visited.</p>
36 * @param rows number of rows of the matrix
37 * @param columns number of columns of the matrix
38 * @param startRow Initial row index
39 * @param endRow Final row index (inclusive)
40 * @param startColumn Initial column index
41 * @param endColumn Final column index (inclusive)
42 */
43 void start(int rows, int columns,
44 int startRow, int endRow, int startColumn, int endColumn);
45
46 /**
47 * Visit one matrix entry.
48 * @param row row index of the entry
49 * @param column column index of the entry
50 * @param value current value of the entry
51 */
52 void visit(int row, int column, T value);
53
54 /**
55 * End visiting a matrix.
56 * <p>This method is called once after all entries of the matrix have been visited.</p>
57 * @return the value that the <code>walkInXxxOrder</code> must return
58 */
59 T end();
60 }