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package org.apache.commons.math3.linear;

/**
 * Interface defining a visitor for matrix entries.
 *
 * @see DefaultRealMatrixPreservingVisitor
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface RealMatrixPreservingVisitor {
    /**
     * Start visiting a matrix.
     * <p>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, double value);

    /**
     * End visiting a matrix.
     * <p>This method is called once after all entries of the matrix have been visited.

     * @return the value that the <code>walkInXxxOrder must return
     */
    double end();
}