/*
 * Copyright (C) 2008-2015 by Holger Arndt
 *
 * This file is part of the Universal Java Matrix Package (UJMP).
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package org.ujmp.core.stringmatrix;

import org.ujmp.core.genericmatrix.GenericMatrix;
import org.ujmp.core.stringmatrix.factory.DefaultStringMatrix2DFactory;

public interface StringMatrix extends GenericMatrix {

	public static final DefaultStringMatrix2DFactory Factory = new DefaultStringMatrix2DFactory();

	/**
	 * Returns a String representation of an entry in the matrix. The stored
	 * value will be converted to a String as good as possible.
	 * 
	 * @param coordinates
	 *            location of the entry
	 * @return a String representation of the entry @
	 */
	public String getString(long... coordinates);

	/**
	 * Sets an entry in the matrix to a String value. If the matrix cannot store
	 * Strings, the value will be represented as good as possible.
	 * 
	 * @param value
	 *            String value
	 * @param coordinates
	 *            location of the entry @
	 */
	public void setString(String string, long... coordinates);

}