/*
* __ .__ .__ ._____.
* _/ |_ _______ __|__| ____ | | |__\_ |__ ______
* \ __\/ _ \ \/ / |/ ___\| | | || __ \ / ___/
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* |__| \____/__/\_ \__|\___ >____/__||___ /____ >
* \/ \/ \/ \/
*
* Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Karsten Schmidt
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* http://creativecommons.org/licenses/LGPL/2.1/
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
*/
package spimedb.util.math;
/**
* Defines a generic function to interpolate 2 float values.
*/
public interface InterpolateStrategy {
/**
* Implements an interpolation equation using double precision values.
*
* @param a
* current value
* @param b
* target value
* @param f
* normalized interpolation factor (0.0 .. 1.0)
* @return interpolated value
*/
double interpolate(double a, double b, double f);
/**
* Implements an interpolation equation using float values.
*
* @param a
* current value
* @param b
* target value
* @param f
* normalized interpolation factor (0.0 .. 1.0)
* @return interpolated value
*/
float interpolate(float a, float b, float f);
}