org.bouncycastle.pqc.math.linearalgebra
Class Vector

java.lang.Object
  org.bouncycastle.pqc.math.linearalgebra.Vector

Direct Known Subclasses:

GF2mVector, GF2Vector

public abstract class Vector
extends java.lang.Object

This abstract class defines vectors. It holds the length of vector.

Field Summary

protected int

length the length of this vector

Constructor Summary

Vector()

Method Summary

abstract Vector	add(Vector addend) Add another vector to this vector.
abstract boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other) Check if the given object is equal to this vector.
abstract byte[]	getEncoded()
int	getLength()
abstract int	hashCode()
abstract boolean	isZero() Return whether this is the zero vector (i.e., all elements are zero).
abstract Vector	multiply(Permutation p) Multiply this vector with a permutation.
abstract java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

length

protected int length

the length of this vector

Constructor Detail

Vector

public Vector()

Method Detail

getLength

public final int getLength()

Returns:

the length of this vector

getEncoded

public abstract byte[] getEncoded()

Returns:

this vector as byte array

isZero

public abstract boolean isZero()

Return whether this is the zero vector (i.e., all elements are zero).

Returns:

true if this is the zero vector, false otherwise

add

public abstract Vector add(Vector addend)

Add another vector to this vector.

Parameters:

addend - the other vector

Returns:

this + addend

multiply

public abstract Vector multiply(Permutation p)

Multiply this vector with a permutation.

Parameters:

p - the permutation

Returns:

this*p = p*this

equals

public abstract boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Check if the given object is equal to this vector.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

other - vector

Returns:

the result of the comparison

hashCode

public abstract int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the hash code of this vector

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a human readable form of this vector