/**
* Copyright (C) 2009 - present by OpenGamma Inc. and the OpenGamma group of companies
*
* Please see distribution for license.
*/
package com.opengamma.analytics.math.minimization;
import com.opengamma.analytics.math.function.Function1D;
/**
* Interface for classes that extend the functionality of {@link Minimizer} by providing a method that allows the search area for the minimum to be bounded.
*/
public interface ScalarMinimizer extends Minimizer<Function1D<Double, Double>, Double> {
/**
* @param function The function to minimize, not null
* @param startPosition The start position
* @param lowerBound The lower bound
* @param upperBound The upper bound, must be greater than the upper bound
* @return The minimum
*/
double minimize(Function1D<Double, Double> function, double startPosition, double lowerBound, double upperBound);
}