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package org.apache.commons.math3.linear;

import org.apache.commons.math3.FieldElement;

/**
 * Interface defining a visitor for matrix entries.
 *
 * @param  the type of the field elements
 * @version $Id: FieldMatrixPreservingVisitor.java 1416643 2012-12-03 19:37:14Z tn $
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface FieldMatrixPreservingVisitor> {
    /**
     * Start visiting a matrix.
     * This method is called once before any entry of the matrix is visited.
     * @param rows number of rows of the matrix
     * @param columns number of columns of the matrix
     * @param startRow Initial row index
     * @param endRow Final row index (inclusive)
     * @param startColumn Initial column index
     * @param endColumn Final column index (inclusive)
     */
    void start(int rows, int columns,
               int startRow, int endRow, int startColumn, int endColumn);

    /**
     * Visit one matrix entry.
     * @param row row index of the entry
     * @param column column index of the entry
     * @param value current value of the entry
     */
    void visit(int row, int column, T value);

    /**
     * End visiting a matrix.
     * This method is called once after all entries of the matrix have been visited.
     * @return the value that the walkInXxxOrder must return
     */
    T end();
}