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package org.apache.commons.math3.analysis.interpolation;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.math3.analysis.polynomials.PolynomialFunctionLagrangeForm;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.DimensionMismatchException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NumberIsTooSmallException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NonMonotonicSequenceException;

/**
 * Implements the 
 * Neville's Algorithm for interpolation of real univariate functions. For
 * reference, see Introduction to Numerical Analysis, ISBN 038795452X,
 * chapter 2.
 * 
 * The actual code of Neville's algorithm is in PolynomialFunctionLagrangeForm,
 * this class provides an easy-to-use interface to it.
 *
 * @since 1.2
 */
public class NevilleInterpolator implements UnivariateInterpolator,
    Serializable {

    /** serializable version identifier */
    static final long serialVersionUID = 3003707660147873733L;

    /**
     * Computes an interpolating function for the data set.
     *
     * @param x Interpolating points.
     * @param y Interpolating values.
     * @return a function which interpolates the data set
     * @throws DimensionMismatchException if the array lengths are different.
     * @throws NumberIsTooSmallException if the number of points is less than 2.
     * @throws NonMonotonicSequenceException if two abscissae have the same
     * value.
     */
    public PolynomialFunctionLagrangeForm interpolate(double x[], double y[])
        throws DimensionMismatchException,
               NumberIsTooSmallException,
               NonMonotonicSequenceException {
        return new PolynomialFunctionLagrangeForm(x, y);
    }
}