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017    package org.apache.commons.math3.linear;
018    
019    /**
020     * This interface defines a visitor for the entries of a vector. Visitors
021     * implementing this interface do not alter the entries of the vector being
022     * visited.
023     *
024     * @version $Id: RealVectorPreservingVisitor.java 1416643 2012-12-03 19:37:14Z tn $
025     * @since 3.1
026     */
027    public interface RealVectorPreservingVisitor {
028        /**
029         * Start visiting a vector. This method is called once, before any entry
030         * of the vector is visited.
031         *
032         * @param dimension the size of the vector
033         * @param start the index of the first entry to be visited
034         * @param end the index of the last entry to be visited (inclusive)
035         */
036        void start(int dimension, int start, int end);
037    
038        /**
039         * Visit one entry of the vector.
040         *
041         * @param index the index of the entry being visited
042         * @param value the value of the entry being visited
043         */
044        void visit(int index, double value);
045    
046        /**
047         * End visiting a vector. This method is called once, after all entries of
048         * the vector have been visited.
049         *
050         * @return the value returned by
051         * {@link RealVector#walkInDefaultOrder(RealVectorPreservingVisitor)},
052         * {@link RealVector#walkInDefaultOrder(RealVectorPreservingVisitor, int, int)},
053         * {@link RealVector#walkInOptimizedOrder(RealVectorPreservingVisitor)}
054         * or
055         * {@link RealVector#walkInOptimizedOrder(RealVectorPreservingVisitor, int, int)}
056         */
057        double end();
058    }