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package org.apache.commons.math3.linear;

/**
 * This interface defines a visitor for the entries of a vector. Visitors
 * implementing this interface do not alter the entries of the vector being
 * visited.
 *
 * @since 3.1
 */
public interface RealVectorPreservingVisitor {
    /**
     * Start visiting a vector. This method is called once, before any entry
     * of the vector is visited.
     *
     * @param dimension the size of the vector
     * @param start the index of the first entry to be visited
     * @param end the index of the last entry to be visited (inclusive)
     */
    void start(int dimension, int start, int end);

    /**
     * Visit one entry of the vector.
     *
     * @param index the index of the entry being visited
     * @param value the value of the entry being visited
     */
    void visit(int index, double value);

    /**
     * End visiting a vector. This method is called once, after all entries of
     * the vector have been visited.
     *
     * @return the value returned by
     * {@link RealVector#walkInDefaultOrder(RealVectorPreservingVisitor)},
     * {@link RealVector#walkInDefaultOrder(RealVectorPreservingVisitor, int, int)},
     * {@link RealVector#walkInOptimizedOrder(RealVectorPreservingVisitor)}
     * or
     * {@link RealVector#walkInOptimizedOrder(RealVectorPreservingVisitor, int, int)}
     */
    double end();
}
