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     17 
     18 package org.apache.commons.math.linear;
     19 
     20 import org.apache.commons.math.linear.MatrixVisitorException;
     21 
     22 /**
     23  * Interface defining a visitor for matrix entries.
     24  *
     25  * @see DefaultRealMatrixPreservingVisitor
     26  * @version $Revision: 1073158 $ $Date: 2011-02-21 22:46:52 +0100 (lun. 21 fvr. 2011) $
     27  * @since 2.0
     28  */
     29 public interface RealMatrixPreservingVisitor {
     30 
     31     /**
     32      * Start visiting a matrix.
     33      * <p>This method is called once before any entry of the matrix is visited.</p>
     34      * @param rows number of rows of the matrix
     35      * @param columns number of columns of the matrix
     36      * @param startRow Initial row index
     37      * @param endRow Final row index (inclusive)
     38      * @param startColumn Initial column index
     39      * @param endColumn Final column index (inclusive)
     40      */
     41     void start(int rows, int columns,
     42                int startRow, int endRow, int startColumn, int endColumn);
     43 
     44     /**
     45      * Visit one matrix entry.
     46      * @param row row index of the entry
     47      * @param column column index of the entry
     48      * @param value current value of the entry
     49      * @throws MatrixVisitorException if something wrong occurs
     50      */
     51     void visit(int row, int column, double value)
     52         throws MatrixVisitorException;
     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     double end();
     60 
     61 }
     62