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017package org.apache.commons.math3.linear;
018
019import org.apache.commons.math3.FieldElement;
020
021/**
022 * This interface defines a visitor for the entries of a vector. Visitors
023 * implementing this interface do not alter the entries of the vector being
024 * visited.
025 *
026 * @param <T> the type of the field elements
027 * @since 3.3
028 */
029public interface FieldVectorPreservingVisitor<T extends FieldElement<?>> {
030    /**
031     * Start visiting a vector. This method is called once, before any entry
032     * of the vector is visited.
033     *
034     * @param dimension the size of the vector
035     * @param start the index of the first entry to be visited
036     * @param end the index of the last entry to be visited (inclusive)
037     */
038    void start(int dimension, int start, int end);
039
040    /**
041     * Visit one entry of the vector.
042     *
043     * @param index the index of the entry being visited
044     * @param value the value of the entry being visited
045     */
046    void visit(int index, T value);
047
048    /**
049     * End visiting a vector. This method is called once, after all entries of
050     * the vector have been visited.
051     *
052     * @return the value returned after visiting all entries
053     */
054    T end();
055}