visad
Interface Function

All Superinterfaces:

Data, Thing

All Known Subinterfaces:

Field, FlatFieldIface, ImageSequence, NavigatedField, RemoteClientField, RemoteClientPartitionedField, RemoteField, RemoteFlatField, RemoteFunction, RemoteNodeField, RemoteNodePartitionedField, SingleBandedImage

All Known Implementing Classes:

AreaImageCacheAdapter, CachedFlatField, FieldImpl, FileField, FileFlatField, FlatField, FunctionImpl, ImageFlatField, ImageSequenceImpl, JamaMatrix, NavigatedImage, RemoteClientFieldImpl, RemoteClientPartitionedFieldImpl, RemoteFieldImpl, RemoteFlatFieldImpl, RemoteFunctionImpl, RemoteNodeFieldImpl, RemoteNodePartitionedFieldImpl, SatelliteImage, SingleBandedImageImpl, Sounding, Spectrum

public interface Function
extends Data

Function is the interface for approximate implmentations of mathematical function.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface visad.Data

ABS, ACOS, ACOS_DEGREES, ADD, ASIN, ASIN_DEGREES, ATAN, ATAN_DEGREES, ATAN2, ATAN2_DEGREES, CEIL, COS, COS_DEGREES, DEGREES_TO_RADIANS, DEPENDENT, DIVIDE, EXP, FLOOR, INDEPENDENT, INV_ATAN2, INV_ATAN2_DEGREES, INV_DIVIDE, INV_POW, INV_REMAINDER, INV_SUBTRACT, LOG, MAX, MIN, MULTIPLY, NEAREST_NEIGHBOR, NEGATE, NO_ERRORS, NOP, POW, RADIANS_TO_DEGREES, REMAINDER, RINT, ROUND, SIN, SIN_DEGREES, SQRT, SUBTRACT, TAN, TAN_DEGREES, WEIGHTED_AVERAGE

Method Summary

Data	derivative(int error_mode) return the tuple of derivatives of this Function with respect to all RealType components of its domain RealTuple; propogate errors according to error_mode
Data	derivative(MathType[] derivType_s, int error_mode) return the tuple of derivatives of this Function with respect to all RealType components of its domain RealTuple; set result MathTypes of tuple components to derivType_s; propogate errors according to error_mode
Data	derivative(RealTuple location, RealType[] d_partial_s, MathType[] derivType_s, int error_mode) return the tuple of derivatives of this Function with respect to the RealTypes in d_partial_s; the RealTypes in d_partial_s may occur in this Function's domain RealTupleType, or, if the domain has a CoordinateSystem, in its Reference RealTupleType; set result MathTypes of tuple components to derivType_s; propogate errors according to error_mode
Function	derivative(RealType d_partial, int error_mode) return the derivative of this Function with respect to d_partial; d_partial may occur in this Function's domain RealTupleType, or, if the domain has a CoordinateSystem, in its Reference RealTupleType; propogate errors according to error_mode
Function	derivative(RealType d_partial, MathType derivType, int error_mode) return the derivative of this Function with respect to d_partial; set result MathType to derivType; d_partial may occur in this Function's domain RealTupleType, or, if the domain has a CoordinateSystem, in its Reference RealTupleType; propogate errors according to error_mode
Data	evaluate(Real domain) Evaluate this Function at domain; for 1-D domains use default modes for resampling (Data.WEIGHTED_AVERAGE) and errors (Data.NO_ERRORS)
Data	evaluate(Real domain, int sampling_mode, int error_mode) Evaluate this Function, for 1-D domains, with non-default modes for resampling and errors
Data	evaluate(RealTuple domain) Evaluate this Function at domain; use default modes for resampling (Data.WEIGHTED_AVERAGE) and errors (Data.NO_ERRORS)
Data	evaluate(RealTuple domain, int sampling_mode, int error_mode) Evaluate this Function with non-default modes for resampling and errors
CoordinateSystem	getDomainCoordinateSystem() Get the CoordinateSystem associated with the domain RealTuple
int	getDomainDimension() Get the dimension (number of Real components) of this Function's domain
Unit[]	getDomainUnits() Get the default Units of the Real components of the domain.
Field	resample(Set set) Return a Field of Function values at the samples in set using default sampling_mode (WEIGHTED_AVERAGE) and error_mode (NO_ERRORS); This combines unit conversions, coordinate transforms, resampling and interpolation
Field	resample(Set set, int sampling_mode, int error_mode) Resample range values of this Function to domain samples in set; return a Field (i.e., a finite sampling of a Function).

Methods inherited from interface visad.Data

abs, abs, acos, acos, acosDegrees, acosDegrees, add, add, adjustSamplingError, asin, asin, asinDegrees, asinDegrees, atan, atan, atan2, atan2, atan2Degrees, atan2Degrees, atanDegrees, atanDegrees, binary, binary, ceil, ceil, changeMathType, computeRanges, computeRanges, computeRanges, cos, cos, cosDegrees, cosDegrees, dataClone, divide, divide, exp, exp, floor, floor, getType, isMissing, local, log, log, longString, longString, max, max, min, min, multiply, multiply, negate, negate, pow, pow, remainder, remainder, rint, rint, round, round, sin, sin, sinDegrees, sinDegrees, sqrt, sqrt, subtract, subtract, tan, tan, tanDegrees, tanDegrees, unary, unary

Methods inherited from interface visad.Thing

addReference, removeReference

Method Detail

getDomainDimension

int getDomainDimension()
                       throws VisADException,
                              RemoteException

Get the dimension (number of Real components) of this Function's domain

Returns:

number of RealType components (n in R^n space)

Throws:

VisADException

RemoteException

getDomainUnits

Unit[] getDomainUnits()
                      throws VisADException,
                             RemoteException

Get the default Units of the Real components of the domain.

Returns:

array of Unit-s in the same order as the RealTypes in the domain.

Throws:

VisADException

RemoteException

getDomainCoordinateSystem

CoordinateSystem getDomainCoordinateSystem()
                                           throws VisADException,
                                                  RemoteException

Get the CoordinateSystem associated with the domain RealTuple

Returns:

CoordinateSystem of the domain

Throws:

VisADException

RemoteException

evaluate

Data evaluate(Real domain)
              throws VisADException,
                     RemoteException

Evaluate this Function at domain; for 1-D domains use default modes for resampling (Data.WEIGHTED_AVERAGE) and errors (Data.NO_ERRORS)

Parameters:

domain - value to evaluate at.

Returns:

Data object corresponding to the function value at that domain. may return a missing data object of the same type as the Function's range.

Throws:

VisADException - unable to evaluate function

RemoteException - Java RMI exception

evaluate

Data evaluate(Real domain,
              int sampling_mode,
              int error_mode)
              throws VisADException,
                     RemoteException

Evaluate this Function, for 1-D domains, with non-default modes for resampling and errors

Parameters:

domain - value to evaluate at.

sampling_mode - type of interpolation to perform (e.g., Data.WEIGHTED_AVERAGE, Data.NEAREST_NEIGHBOR)

error_mode - type of error estimation to perform (e.g., Data.INDEPENDENT, Data.DEPENDENT, Data.NO_ERRORS)

Returns:

Data object corresponding to the function value at that domain, using the sampling_mode and error_modes specified. May return a missing data object of the same type as the Function's range.

Throws:

VisADException - unable to evaluate function

RemoteException - Java RMI exception

evaluate

Data evaluate(RealTuple domain)
              throws VisADException,
                     RemoteException

Evaluate this Function at domain; use default modes for resampling (Data.WEIGHTED_AVERAGE) and errors (Data.NO_ERRORS)

Parameters:

domain - value to evaluate at.

Returns:

Data object corresponding to the function value at that domain. may return a missing data object of the same type as the Function's range.

Throws:

VisADException - unable to evaluate function

RemoteException - Java RMI exception

evaluate

Data evaluate(RealTuple domain,
              int sampling_mode,
              int error_mode)
              throws VisADException,
                     RemoteException

Evaluate this Function with non-default modes for resampling and errors

Parameters:

domain - value to evaluate at.

sampling_mode - type of interpolation to perform (e.g., Data.WEIGHTED_AVERAGE, Data.NEAREST_NEIGHBOR)

error_mode - type of error estimation to perform (e.g., Data.INDEPENDENT, Data.DEPENDENT, Data.NO_ERRORS)

Returns:

Data object corresponding to the function value at that domain, using the sampling_mode and error_modes specified. May return a missing data object of the same type as the Function's range.

Throws:

VisADException - unable to evaluate function

RemoteException - Java RMI exception

resample

Field resample(Set set)
               throws VisADException,
                      RemoteException

Return a Field of Function values at the samples in set using default sampling_mode (WEIGHTED_AVERAGE) and error_mode (NO_ERRORS); This combines unit conversions, coordinate transforms, resampling and interpolation

Parameters:

set - finite sampling values for the function.

Returns:

Data object corresponding to the function value at that domain. may return a missing data object of the same type as the Function's range.

Throws:

VisADException - unable to resample function

RemoteException - Java RMI exception

resample

Field resample(Set set,
               int sampling_mode,
               int error_mode)
               throws VisADException,
                      RemoteException

Resample range values of this Function to domain samples in set; return a Field (i.e., a finite sampling of a Function). Use the specified sampling_mode and error_mode. This combines unit conversions, coordinate transforms, resampling and interpolation

Parameters:

set - finite sampling values for the function.

sampling_mode - type of interpolation to perform (e.g., Data.WEIGHTED_AVERAGE, Data.NEAREST_NEIGHBOR)

error_mode - type of error estimation to perform (e.g., Data.INDEPENDENT, Data.DEPENDENT, Data.NO_ERRORS)

Returns:

Data object corresponding to the function value at that domain, using the sampling_mode and error_modes specified. May return a missing data object of the same type as the Function's range.

Throws:

VisADException - unable to resample function

RemoteException - Java RMI exception

derivative

Function derivative(RealType d_partial,
                    int error_mode)
                    throws VisADException,
                           RemoteException

return the derivative of this Function with respect to d_partial; d_partial may occur in this Function's domain RealTupleType, or, if the domain has a CoordinateSystem, in its Reference RealTupleType; propogate errors according to error_mode

Throws:

VisADException

RemoteException

derivative

Function derivative(RealType d_partial,
                    MathType derivType,
                    int error_mode)
                    throws VisADException,
                           RemoteException

return the derivative of this Function with respect to d_partial; set result MathType to derivType; d_partial may occur in this Function's domain RealTupleType, or, if the domain has a CoordinateSystem, in its Reference RealTupleType; propogate errors according to error_mode

Throws:

VisADException

RemoteException

derivative

Data derivative(int error_mode)
                throws VisADException,
                       RemoteException

return the tuple of derivatives of this Function with respect to all RealType components of its domain RealTuple; propogate errors according to error_mode

Throws:

VisADException

RemoteException

derivative

Data derivative(MathType[] derivType_s,
                int error_mode)
                throws VisADException,
                       RemoteException

return the tuple of derivatives of this Function with respect to all RealType components of its domain RealTuple; set result MathTypes of tuple components to derivType_s; propogate errors according to error_mode

Throws:

VisADException

RemoteException

derivative

Data derivative(RealTuple location,
                RealType[] d_partial_s,
                MathType[] derivType_s,
                int error_mode)
                throws VisADException,
                       RemoteException

return the tuple of derivatives of this Function with respect to the RealTypes in d_partial_s; the RealTypes in d_partial_s may occur in this Function's domain RealTupleType, or, if the domain has a CoordinateSystem, in its Reference RealTupleType; set result MathTypes of tuple components to derivType_s; propogate errors according to error_mode

Throws:

VisADException

RemoteException