ParameterizedODE.java

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package org.apache.commons.math3.ode;


/** Interface to compute by finite difference Jacobian matrix for some parameter
 *  when computing {@link JacobianMatrices partial derivatives equations}.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */

public interface ParameterizedODE extends Parameterizable {

    /** Get parameter value from its name.
     * @param name parameter name
     * @return parameter value
     * @exception UnknownParameterException if parameter is not supported
     */
    double getParameter(String name) throws UnknownParameterException;

    /** Set the value for a given parameter.
     * @param name parameter name
     * @param value parameter value
     * @exception UnknownParameterException if parameter is not supported
     */
    void setParameter(String name, double value) throws UnknownParameterException;

}