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The FieldElement.java Java example source code

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package org.apache.commons.math3;

import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.MathArithmeticException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NullArgumentException;


/**
 * Interface representing <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Field.html">field elements.
 * @param <T> the type of the field elements
 * @see Field
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface FieldElement<T> {

    /** Compute this + a.
     * @param a element to add
     * @return a new element representing this + a
     * @throws NullArgumentException if {@code a} is {@code null}.
     */
    T add(T a) throws NullArgumentException;

    /** Compute this - a.
     * @param a element to subtract
     * @return a new element representing this - a
     * @throws NullArgumentException if {@code a} is {@code null}.
     */
    T subtract(T a) throws NullArgumentException;

    /**
     * Returns the additive inverse of {@code this} element.
     * @return the opposite of {@code this}.
     */
    T negate();

    /** Compute n × this. Multiplication by an integer number is defined
     * as the following sum
     * <center>
     * n × this = ?<sub>i=1n this.
     * </center>
     * @param n Number of times {@code this} must be added to itself.
     * @return A new element representing n × this.
     */
    T multiply(int n);

    /** Compute this × a.
     * @param a element to multiply
     * @return a new element representing this × a
     * @throws NullArgumentException if {@code a} is {@code null}.
     */
    T multiply(T a) throws NullArgumentException;

    /** Compute this ÷ a.
     * @param a element to divide by
     * @return a new element representing this ÷ a
     * @throws NullArgumentException if {@code a} is {@code null}.
     * @throws MathArithmeticException if {@code a} is zero
     */
    T divide(T a) throws NullArgumentException, MathArithmeticException;

    /**
     * Returns the multiplicative inverse of {@code this} element.
     * @return the inverse of {@code this}.
     * @throws MathArithmeticException if {@code this} is zero
     */
    T reciprocal() throws MathArithmeticException;

    /** Get the {@link Field} to which the instance belongs.
     * @return {@link Field} to which the instance belongs
     */
    Field<T> getField();
}