edu.rit.numeric

Interface MDFunction

public interface MDFunction

Interface MDFunction specifies the interface for a function whose argument is a vector of real values and whose result is a real value; a multidimensional function.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	argumentLength() Returns the length of the argument vector, N.
double	f(double[] x) Evaluate this function with the given argument vector.

Method Detail

argumentLength

int argumentLength()

Returns the length of the argument vector, N.

Returns:

N.

f

double f(double[] x)

Evaluate this function with the given argument vector.

Parameters:

x - Argument vector. Must be an N-element array.

Returns:

Function value at x.

Throws:

DomainException - (unchecked exception) Thrown if any argument in x is outside the allowed set of values for this function.

RangeException - (unchecked exception) Thrown if the function value is outside the range of type double.