src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/optim/SimpleBounds.java

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package org.apache.commons.math4.optim;

import java.util.Arrays;

/**
 * Simple optimization constraints: lower and upper bounds.
 * The valid range of the parameters is an interval that can be infinite
 * (in one or both directions).
 * <br>
 * Immutable class.
 *
 * @since 3.1
 */
public class SimpleBounds implements OptimizationData {
    /** Lower bounds. */
    private final double[] lower;
    /** Upper bounds. */
    private final double[] upper;

    /**
     * @param lB Lower bounds.
     * @param uB Upper bounds.
     */
    public SimpleBounds(double[] lB,
                        double[] uB) {
        lower = lB.clone();
        upper = uB.clone();
    }

    /**
     * Gets the lower bounds.
     *
     * @return the lower bounds.
     */
    public double[] getLower() {
        return lower.clone();
    }
    /**
     * Gets the upper bounds.
     *
     * @return the upper bounds.
     */
    public double[] getUpper() {
        return upper.clone();
    }

    /**
     * Factory method that creates instance of this class that represents
     * unbounded ranges.
     *
     * @param dim Number of parameters.
     * @return a new instance suitable for passing to an optimizer that
     * requires bounds specification.
     */
    public static SimpleBounds unbounded(int dim) {
        final double[] lB = new double[dim];
        Arrays.fill(lB, Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY);
        final double[] uB = new double[dim];
        Arrays.fill(uB, Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY);

        return new SimpleBounds(lB, uB);
    }
}