gov.sandia.cognition.math

Class AbstractField<FieldType extends Field<FieldType>>

java.lang.Object

gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable

gov.sandia.cognition.math.AbstractRing<RingType>

gov.sandia.cognition.math.AbstractEuclideanRing<FieldType>

gov.sandia.cognition.math.AbstractField<FieldType>

Type Parameters:

FieldType - The type of field.

All Implemented Interfaces:

EuclideanRing<FieldType>, Field<FieldType>, Ring<FieldType>, CloneableSerializable, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComplexNumber

public abstract class AbstractField<FieldType extends Field<FieldType>>
extends AbstractEuclideanRing<FieldType>
implements Field<FieldType>

An abstract implementation of the Field interface. It implements some of the basic functionality.

Author:

Justin Basilico

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractField() Creates a new AbstractField.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
FieldType	inverse() Returns the inverse of this.

Methods inherited from class gov.sandia.cognition.math.AbstractEuclideanRing

divide, times

Methods inherited from class gov.sandia.cognition.math.AbstractRing

clone, dotTimes, isZero, minus, negative, negativeEquals, plus, scale, scaledMinus, scaledMinusEquals, scaledPlus, zero

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface gov.sandia.cognition.math.Field

inverseEquals

Methods inherited from interface gov.sandia.cognition.math.EuclideanRing

divide, divideEquals, times, timesEquals

Methods inherited from interface gov.sandia.cognition.math.Ring

clone, dotTimes, dotTimesEquals, equals, equals, isZero, isZero, minus, minusEquals, negative, negativeEquals, plus, plusEquals, scale, scaledMinus, scaledMinusEquals, scaledPlus, scaledPlusEquals, scaleEquals, zero

Constructor Detail

AbstractField

public AbstractField()

Creates a new AbstractField.

Method Detail

inverse

public FieldType inverse()

Description copied from interface: Field

Returns the inverse of this.

Specified by:

inverse in interface Field<FieldType extends Field<FieldType>>

Returns:

The inverse of this field.