/*

Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton

This file is part of Octave.

Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
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*/

#if !defined (octave_base_min_h)
#define octave_base_min_h 1

#include "dColVector.h"

class
base_minimizer
{
public:

  base_minimizer (void) : x () { }

  base_minimizer (const ColumnVector& xx) : x (xx) { }

  base_minimizer (const base_minimizer& a) : x (a.x) { }

  virtual ~base_minimizer (void) { }

  base_minimizer& operator = (const base_minimizer& a)
    {
      if (this != &a)
	x = a.x;

      return *this;
    }

  // Derived classes must provide a function to actually do the
  // minimization.

  virtual ColumnVector do_minimize (double& objf, octave_idx_type& inform,
				    ColumnVector& lambda) = 0;

  // Lots of ways to call the single function and optionally set and
  // get additional information.

  virtual ColumnVector minimize (void)
    {
      double objf;
      octave_idx_type inform;
      ColumnVector lambda;
      return do_minimize (objf, inform, lambda);
    }

  virtual ColumnVector minimize (double& objf)
    {
      octave_idx_type inform;
      ColumnVector lambda;
      return do_minimize (objf, inform, lambda);
    }

  virtual ColumnVector minimize (double& objf, octave_idx_type& inform)
    {
      ColumnVector lambda;
      return do_minimize (objf, inform, lambda);
    }

  virtual ColumnVector minimize (double& objf, octave_idx_type& inform,
				 ColumnVector& lambda)
    {
      return do_minimize (objf, inform, lambda);
    }

  virtual ColumnVector minimize (const ColumnVector& x0)
    {
      x = x0;
      double objf;
      octave_idx_type inform;
      ColumnVector lambda;
      return do_minimize (objf, inform, lambda);
    }

  virtual ColumnVector minimize (const ColumnVector& x0, double& objf)
    {
      x = x0;
      octave_idx_type inform;
      ColumnVector lambda;
      return do_minimize (objf, inform, lambda);
    }

  virtual ColumnVector minimize (const ColumnVector& x0, double& objf,
				 octave_idx_type& inform)
    {
      x = x0;
      ColumnVector lambda;
      return do_minimize (objf, inform, lambda);
    }

  virtual ColumnVector minimize (const ColumnVector& x0, double& objf,
				 octave_idx_type& inform, ColumnVector& lambda)
    {
      x = x0;
      return do_minimize (objf, inform, lambda);
    }

  octave_idx_type size (void) const { return x.capacity (); }

protected:

  ColumnVector x;
};

#endif

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