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42cf5bc1 1// Created on: 1991-05-06
2// Created by: Laurent PAINNOT
3// Copyright (c) 1991-1999 Matra Datavision
4// Copyright (c) 1999-2014 OPEN CASCADE SAS
5//
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7//
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16
17#ifndef _math_Function_HeaderFile
18#define _math_Function_HeaderFile
19
20#include <Standard.hxx>
21#include <Standard_DefineAlloc.hxx>
22#include <Standard_Handle.hxx>
23
24#include <Standard_Boolean.hxx>
25#include <Standard_Real.hxx>
42cf5bc1 26
27
28//! This abstract class describes the virtual functions
29//! associated with a Function of a single variable.
30class math_Function
31{
32public:
33
34 DEFINE_STANDARD_ALLOC
35
6928e351 36 //! Virtual destructor, for safe inheritance
37 virtual ~math_Function () {}
42cf5bc1 38
39 //! Computes the value of the function <F> for a given value of
40 //! variable <X>.
41 //! returns True if the computation was done successfully,
42 //! False otherwise.
43 Standard_EXPORT virtual Standard_Boolean Value (const Standard_Real X, Standard_Real& F) = 0;
44
45 //! returns the state of the function corresponding to the
46 //! latest call of any methods associated with the function.
47 //! This function is called by each of the algorithms
48 //! described later which defined the function Integer
49 //! Algorithm::StateNumber(). The algorithm has the
50 //! responsibility to call this function when it has found
51 //! a solution (i.e. a root or a minimum) and has to maintain
52 //! the association between the solution found and this
53 //! StateNumber.
54 //! Byu default, this method returns 0 (which means for the
55 //! algorithm: no state has been saved). It is the
56 //! responsibility of the programmer to decide if he needs
57 //! to save the current state of the function and to return
58 //! an Integer that allows retrieval of the state.
59 Standard_EXPORT virtual Standard_Integer GetStateNumber();
42cf5bc1 60};
61
42cf5bc1 62#endif // _math_Function_HeaderFile