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#ifndef _math_FunctionSet_HeaderFile
#define _math_FunctionSet_HeaderFile

#ifndef _Standard_HeaderFile
#include <Standard.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_Macro_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_Macro.hxx>
#endif

#ifndef _Standard_Integer_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_Integer.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_Boolean_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_Boolean.hxx>
#endif
class math_Vector;



//! This abstract class describes the virtual functions associated to <br>
//! a set on N Functions of M independant variables. <br>
class math_FunctionSet  {
public:

  void* operator new(size_t,void* anAddress) 
  {
    return anAddress;
  }
  void* operator new(size_t size) 
  {
    return Standard::Allocate(size); 
  }
  void  operator delete(void *anAddress) 
  {
    if (anAddress) Standard::Free((Standard_Address&)anAddress); 
  }

  
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  void Delete() ;
Standard_EXPORT virtual ~math_FunctionSet(){Delete();}
  //! Returns the number of variables of the function. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  Standard_Integer NbVariables() const = 0;
  //! Returns the number of equations of the function. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  Standard_Integer NbEquations() const = 0;
  //! Computes the values <F> of the functions for the <br>
//!          variable <X>. <br>
//!          returns True if the computation was done successfully, <br>
//!          False otherwise. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  Standard_Boolean Value(const math_Vector& X,math_Vector& F)  = 0;
  //! Returns the state of the function corresponding to the <br>
//!          latestcall of any methods associated with the function. <br>
//!          This function is called by each of the algorithms <br>
//!          described later which define the function Integer <br>
//!          Algorithm::StateNumber(). The algorithm has the <br>
//!          responsibility to call this function when it has found <br>
//!          a solution (i.e. a root or a minimum) and has to maintain <br>
//!          the association between the solution found and this <br>
//!          StateNumber. <br>
//!          Byu default, this method returns 0 (which means for the <br>
//!          algorithm: no state has been saved). It is the <br>
//!          responsibility of the programmer to decide if he needs <br>
//!          to save the current state of the function and to return <br>
//!          an Integer that allows retrieval of the state. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  Standard_Integer GetStateNumber() ;





protected:





private:





};





// other Inline functions and methods (like "C++: function call" methods)


#endif