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package net.imglib2;

/**
 * <p>
 * {x&isin;Z<sup><em>n</em></sup>|<em>min<sub>d</sub></em>&le;
 * <em>x<sub>d</sub></em>&le;<em>max<sub>d</sub></em>;<em>d</em>&isin;{0&hellip;
 * <em>n</em>-1}}
 * </p>
 * 
 * <p>
 * An {@link Interval} over the discrete source domain. <em>Note</em> that this
 * does <em>not</em> imply that for <em>all</em> coordinates in the
 * {@link Interval} function values exist or can be generated. It only defines
 * where the minimum and maximum source coordinates are. E.g. an
 * {@link IterableInterval} has a limited number of values and a source
 * coordinate for each. By that, minimum and maximum are defined but the
 * {@link Interval} does not define a value for all coordinates in between.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Stephan Saalfeld
 * @author Stephan Preibisch
 */
public interface Interval extends RealInterval, Dimensions
{
	/**
	 * Get the minimum in dimension d.
	 * 
	 * @param d
	 *            dimension
	 * @return minimum in dimension d.
	 */
	public long min( final int d );

	/**
	 * Write the minimum of each dimension into long[].
	 * 
	 * @param min
	 */
	public void min( long[] min );

	/**
	 * Sets a {@link Positionable} to the minimum of this {@link Interval}
	 * 
	 * @param min
	 */
	public void min( Positionable min );

	/**
	 * Get the maximum in dimension d.
	 * 
	 * @param d
	 *            dimension
	 * @return maximum in dimension d.
	 */
	public long max( final int d );

	/**
	 * Write the maximum of each dimension into long[].
	 * 
	 * @param max
	 */
	public void max( long[] max );

	/**
	 * Sets a {@link Positionable} to the maximum of this {@link Interval}
	 * 
	 * @param max
	 */
	public void max( Positionable max );
}
