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17package org.apache.commons.math.analysis.interpolation;
18
19import java.io.Serializable;
20
21import org.apache.commons.math.MathException;
22import org.apache.commons.math.analysis.polynomials.PolynomialFunctionLagrangeForm;
23
24/**
25 * Implements the <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/NevillesAlgorithm.html">
26 * Neville's Algorithm</a> for interpolation of real univariate functions. For
27 * reference, see <b>Introduction to Numerical Analysis</b>, ISBN 038795452X,
28 * chapter 2.
29 * <p>
30 * The actual code of Neville's evalution is in PolynomialFunctionLagrangeForm,
31 * this class provides an easy-to-use interface to it.</p>
32 *
33 * @version $Revision: 799857 $ $Date: 2009-08-01 15:07:12 +0200 (sam. 01 août 2009) $
34 * @since 1.2
35 */
36public class NevilleInterpolator implements UnivariateRealInterpolator,
37    Serializable {
38
39    /** serializable version identifier */
40    static final long serialVersionUID = 3003707660147873733L;
41
42    /**
43     * Computes an interpolating function for the data set.
44     *
45     * @param x the interpolating points array
46     * @param y the interpolating values array
47     * @return a function which interpolates the data set
48     * @throws MathException if arguments are invalid
49     */
50    public PolynomialFunctionLagrangeForm interpolate(double x[], double y[])
51        throws MathException {
52        return new PolynomialFunctionLagrangeForm(x, y);
53    }
54}
55