org.spaceroots.mantissa.quadrature.vectorial
Interface SampledFunctionIntegrator

All Known Implementing Classes:

EnhancedSimpsonIntegrator, RiemannIntegrator, TrapezoidIntegrator

public interface SampledFunctionIntegrator

This interface represents an integrator for vectorial samples.

The classes which are devoted to integrate vectorial samples should implement this interface.

Version:

$Id: SampledFunctionIntegrator.java 1231 2002-03-12 20:07:04Z luc $

Author:

L. Maisonobe

See Also:

SampledFunctionIterator, ComputableFunctionIntegrator

Method Summary

double[]

integrate(SampledFunctionIterator iter) Integrate a sample over its overall range

Method Detail

integrate

public double[] integrate(SampledFunctionIterator iter)
                   throws ExhaustedSampleException,
                          FunctionException

Integrate a sample over its overall range

Parameters:

iter - iterator over the sample to integrate

Returns:

value of the integral over the sample range

Throws:

ExhaustedSampleException - if the sample does not have enough points for the integration scheme

FunctionException - if the underlying sampled function throws one