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//
// File:    FloatOp.java
// Package: edu.rit.pj.reduction
// Unit:    Class edu.rit.pj.reduction.FloatOp
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package edu.rit.pj.reduction;

/**
 * Class FloatOp is the abstract base class for a binary operation on float
 * values, used to do reduction in a parallel program.
 *
 * @author  Alan Kaminsky
 * @version 05-Jun-2007
 */
public abstract class FloatOp
	extends Op
	{

// Hidden constructors.

	/**
	 * Construct a new float binary operation.
	 */
	protected FloatOp()
		{
		super();
		}

// Exported operations.

	/**
	 * Perform this binary operation.
	 *
	 * @param  x  First argument.
	 * @param  y  Second argument.
	 *
	 * @return  (x op y), where op stands for
	 *          this binary operation.
	 */
	public abstract float op
		(float x,
		 float y);

// Exported constants.

	/**
	 * The float sum binary operation.
	 */
	public static final FloatOp SUM =
		new FloatOp()
			{
			public float op
				(float x,
				 float y)
				{
				return x + y;
				}
			};

	/**
	 * The float product binary operation.
	 */
	public static final FloatOp PRODUCT =
		new FloatOp()
			{
			public float op
				(float x,
				 float y)
				{
				return x * y;
				}
			};

	/**
	 * The float minimum binary operation.
	 */
	public static final FloatOp MINIMUM =
		new FloatOp()
			{
			public float op
				(float x,
				 float y)
				{
				return Math.min (x, y);
				}
			};

	/**
	 * The float maximum binary operation.
	 */
	public static final FloatOp MAXIMUM =
		new FloatOp()
			{
			public float op
				(float x,
				 float y)
				{
				return Math.max (x, y);
				}
			};

	}