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     17 
     18 package org.apache.commons.math.ode.sampling;
     19 
     20 import org.apache.commons.math.ode.DerivativeException;
     21 
     22 /**
     23  * This interface represents a handler that should be called after
     24  * each successful fixed step.
     25 
     26  * <p>This interface should be implemented by anyone who is interested
     27  * in getting the solution of an ordinary differential equation at
     28  * fixed time steps. Objects implementing this interface should be
     29  * wrapped within an instance of {@link StepNormalizer} that itself
     30  * is used as the general {@link StepHandler} by the integrator. The
     31  * {@link StepNormalizer} object is called according to the integrator
     32  * internal algorithms and it calls objects implementing this
     33  * interface as necessary at fixed time steps.</p>
     34  *
     35  * @see StepHandler
     36  * @see StepNormalizer
     37  * @version $Revision: 1073158 $ $Date: 2011-02-21 22:46:52 +0100 (lun. 21 fvr. 2011) $
     38  * @since 1.2
     39  */
     40 
     41 public interface FixedStepHandler  {
     42 
     43   /**
     44    * Handle the last accepted step
     45    * @param t time of the current step
     46    * @param y state vector at t. For efficiency purposes, the {@link
     47    * StepNormalizer} class reuses the same array on each call, so if
     48    * the instance wants to keep it across all calls (for example to
     49    * provide at the end of the integration a complete array of all
     50    * steps), it should build a local copy store this copy.
     51    * @param yDot derivatives of the state vector state vector at t.
     52    * For efficiency purposes, the {@link StepNormalizer} class reuses
     53    * the same array on each call, so if
     54    * the instance wants to keep it across all calls (for example to
     55    * provide at the end of the integration a complete array of all
     56    * steps), it should build a local copy store this copy.
     57    * @param isLast true if the step is the last one
     58    * @throws DerivativeException if some error condition is encountered
     59    */
     60   void handleStep(double t, double[] y, double[] yDot, boolean isLast) throws DerivativeException;
     61 
     62 }
     63