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17  
18  /*
19   * This is not the original file distributed by the Apache Software Foundation
20   * It has been modified by the Hipparchus project
21   */
22  
23  package org.hipparchus.linear;
24  
25  import org.hipparchus.FieldElement;
26  
27  /**
28   * Interface defining a visitor for matrix entries.
29   *
30   * @param <T> the type of the field elements
31   */
32  public interface FieldMatrixPreservingVisitor<T extends FieldElement<?>> {
33      /**
34       * Start visiting a matrix.
35       * <p>This method is called once before any entry of the matrix is visited.</p>
36       * @param rows number of rows of the matrix
37       * @param columns number of columns of the matrix
38       * @param startRow Initial row index
39       * @param endRow Final row index (inclusive)
40       * @param startColumn Initial column index
41       * @param endColumn Final column index (inclusive)
42       */
43      void start(int rows, int columns,
44                 int startRow, int endRow, int startColumn, int endColumn);
45  
46      /**
47       * Visit one matrix entry.
48       * @param row row index of the entry
49       * @param column column index of the entry
50       * @param value current value of the entry
51       */
52      void visit(int row, int column, T value);
53  
54      /**
55       * End visiting a matrix.
56       * <p>This method is called once after all entries of the matrix have been visited.</p>
57       * @return the value that the <code>walkInXxxOrder</code> must return
58       */
59      T end();
60  }