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ecl::Polynomial< N > Class Template Reference

Representation of a polynomial function of n-th degree. More...

#include <polynomial.hpp>

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Public Types

typedef Array< double, N+1 > Coefficients
 The coefficient container storage type.

Public Member Functions

Coefficientscoefficients ()
 Handle to the coefficient array, use to initialise the polynomial.
const Coefficientscoefficients () const
 Non-modifiable handle to the coefficient array.
double dderivative (const double &x) const
 Access the second derivative directly.
Polynomial< N-1 > derivative () const
 Generates the derivative polynomial.
double derivative (const double &x) const
 Access the derivative directly.
double operator() (const double &x) const
 Access the value of the polynomial at a certain point.
 Polynomial ()
 Default constructor.
template<typename Derived >
 Polynomial (const BluePrint< Derived > &blueprint)
 Blueprint constructor.
void shift_horizontal (const double &shift)
 Horizontal shift transform.
virtual ~Polynomial ()

Private Attributes

Coefficients coeff

Friends

template<typename OutputStream , unsigned int Degree>
OutputStream & operator<< (OutputStream &ostream, const Polynomial< Degree > &polynomial)
 Streaming output insertion operator for polynomials.

Detailed Description

template<unsigned int N>
class ecl::Polynomial< N >

Representation of a polynomial function of n-th degree.

Representation of a polynomial function of n-th order. Use the template parameter to specify the degree of the polynomial. The representation is defined by an array of coefficients which are given in the form a_0 -> a_n where p(x) = a_0 + a_1 x + ....

Comma Initialisation:

The polynomial uses a an ecl array (ecl_containers) for storage, so comma initialisation is possible.

 // Comma Initialisation
 Polynomial<5> p;
 p.coefficients() = 1,2,3,4,5,6;
 cout << p << endl; // 1.00 + 2.00x + 3.00x^2 + 4.00x^3 + 5.00x^4 + 6.00x^5

Blueprint Initialisation:

Lightweight blueprints can also be used to initialise/assign the polynomial:

 CubicPolynomial cubic = CubicPolynomial::Interpolation(2.0,0.0,0.0,3.0,1.0,0.0);

Utility Functions:

Template Parameters:
N: the degree of the polynomial (i.e. a_0 + ... + a_i x^i + ... + a_N x^N)
See also:
Math::Polynomials.

Definition at line 110 of file polynomial.hpp.


Member Typedef Documentation

template<unsigned int N>
typedef Array<double,N+1> ecl::Polynomial< N >::Coefficients

The coefficient container storage type.

Definition at line 115 of file polynomial.hpp.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<unsigned int N>
ecl::Polynomial< N >::Polynomial ( ) [inline]

Default constructor.

This does not initialise the polynomial, use with the coefficients() accessor with comma initialisation operator to conveniently set the coefficients.

Definition at line 127 of file polynomial.hpp.

template<unsigned int N>
template<typename Derived >
ecl::Polynomial< N >::Polynomial ( const BluePrint< Derived > &  blueprint) [inline]

Blueprint constructor.

Constructor that allows automatic generation from an existing blueprint. This can be used simply in the following manner for any static element belonging to the BluePrintFactory.

 CubicPolynomial cubic = CubicPolynomial::Interpolation(2.0,0.0,0.0,3.0,1.0,0.0);

Since this is not explicit, it will also allow assignment.

 CubicPolynomial cubic; // Alternatively Polynomial<3>
 cubic = CubicPolynomial::Interpolation(2.0,0.0,0.0,3.0,1.0,0.0);

This will emit a compile time failure if the template argument does not conform to the blueprints concept (refer to ecl_concepts' documentation).

Parameters:
blueprint: the blue print to use to generate this instance.
See also:
ecl::BluePrintFactory<LinearFunction>, ecl::BluePrintFactory<CubicPolynomial>, ecl::BluePrintFactory<QuinticPolynomial>.

Definition at line 154 of file polynomial.hpp.

template<unsigned int N>
virtual ecl::Polynomial< N >::~Polynomial ( ) [inline, virtual]

Definition at line 157 of file polynomial.hpp.


Member Function Documentation

template<unsigned int N>
Coefficients& ecl::Polynomial< N >::coefficients ( ) [inline]

Handle to the coefficient array, use to initialise the polynomial.

This returns a handle to the coefficient array. Use this with the comma initialiser to conveniently set the polynomial.

 Polynomial<5> p;
 p.coefficients() = 1,2,3,4,5,6;
 cout << p << endl; // 1.00 + 2.00x + 3.00x^2 + 4.00x^3 + 5.00x^4 + 6.00x^5
Returns:
Coefficients& : reference to the co-efficient array.

Definition at line 233 of file polynomial.hpp.

template<unsigned int N>
const Coefficients& ecl::Polynomial< N >::coefficients ( ) const [inline]

Non-modifiable handle to the coefficient array.

Returns:
const Coefficients& : non-modifiable reference to the co-efficient array.

Definition at line 239 of file polynomial.hpp.

template<unsigned int N>
double ecl::Polynomial< N >::dderivative ( const double &  x) const

Access the second derivative directly.

Access the values of the second derivative directly.

Parameters:
x: the point at which you wish to calculate the value for.
Returns:
double : the value of the second derivative at x.

Definition at line 437 of file polynomial.hpp.

template<unsigned int N>
Polynomial<N-1> ecl::Polynomial< N >::derivative ( ) const [inline]

Generates the derivative polynomial.

Calculates and returns a copy of the derivative polynomial.

Returns:
Polynomial<N-1> : the derivative polynomial.

Definition at line 189 of file polynomial.hpp.

template<unsigned int N>
double ecl::Polynomial< N >::derivative ( const double &  x) const

Access the derivative directly.

Access the values of the derivative directly.

Parameters:
x: the point at which you wish to calculate the value for.
Returns:
double : the value of the derivative at x.

Definition at line 427 of file polynomial.hpp.

template<unsigned int N>
double ecl::Polynomial< N >::operator() ( const double &  x) const

Access the value of the polynomial at a certain point.

Access the value of the polynomial at a certain point.

Parameters:
x: the point at which you wish to calculate the value for.
Returns:
double : the value of the polynomial at x.

Definition at line 416 of file polynomial.hpp.

template<unsigned int N>
void ecl::Polynomial< N >::shift_horizontal ( const double &  shift)

Horizontal shift transform.

Shifts the polynomial along the x axis by the specified offset. A negative offset will shift the polynomial to the left, while a positive offset will shit the polynomial to the right.

 Polynomial<2> quadratic; // x^2
 quadratic.shift(2);      // x^2 -> (x-2)^2 (graph shifted right by 2)
Parameters:
shift: the amount of x-shift (-ve -> left, +ve -> right).

Definition at line 396 of file polynomial.hpp.


Friends And Related Function Documentation

template<unsigned int N>
template<typename OutputStream , unsigned int Degree>
OutputStream& operator<< ( OutputStream &  ostream,
const Polynomial< Degree > &  polynomial 
) [friend]

Streaming output insertion operator for polynomials.

Streaming output insertion operator for polynomials.

Template Parameters:
OutputStream: the type of stream being used.
Degree: the order of the polynomial being inserted.
Parameters:
ostream: the output stream being used.
polynomial: the polynomial
Returns:
OutputStream : the output stream.

Definition at line 451 of file polynomial.hpp.


Member Data Documentation

template<unsigned int N>
Coefficients ecl::Polynomial< N >::coeff [private]

Definition at line 267 of file polynomial.hpp.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:


ecl_geometry
Author(s): Daniel Stonier
autogenerated on Sun Oct 5 2014 23:36:08