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Method Summary

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void

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#addPolynomial addPolynomial(polynomial) Adds another polynomial to this polynomial.

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void

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#addTerm addTerm(coefficient, exponent) Adds a term to this polynomial.

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Number

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#findRoot findRoot(startValue, error, iterations) Finds a root of this polynomial using Newton's method, starting from an initial search value, and with a given precision.

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Polynomial

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#getDerivative getDerivative() Returns a polynomial that holds the derivative of this polynomial.

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Number

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#getDerivativeValue getDerivativeValue(x) Returns the value of the derivative of this polynomial in a certain point.

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Number

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#getValue getValue(x) Returns the value of this polynomial in a certain point.

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void

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#multiplyByPolynomial multiplyByPolynomial(polynomial) Multiplies this polynomial with another polynomial.

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void

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#multiplyByTerm multiplyByTerm(coefficient, exponent) Multiples this polynomial with a term.

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void

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#setToZero setToZero() Sets this polynomial to zero.

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id	function
class	servoy sDetail

Colgroup Tag

Column

padding	0px
width	100%

Table Row (tr)

style	height: 30px;

Table Head (th)

colspan	1

Method Details

Table Body (tbody)

id	addPolynomial-Polynomial

Table Row (tr)

id	name

Table Cell (td)
addPolynomial

Table Row (tr)

id	sig

Table Cell (td)

Span

style	margin-right: 5px;

void

Span

style	font-weight: bold;

addPolynomial

Span
(polynomial)

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id	des

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Div

class	sIndent

Adds another polynomial to this polynomial.

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id	prs

Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div

class	sIndent

{Polynomial} polynomial

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id	ret

Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div

class	sIndent

void

Table Row (tr)

id	sam

Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div

class	sIndent

Code Block

language	javascript

...

// (x+1) + 2*(x+1)*x + 3*(x+1)*x^2 + 4*(x+1)*x^3
var eq = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
	var base = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
	base.addTerm(1, 1);
	base.addTerm(1, 0);
	base.multiplyByTerm(1, i);
	base.multiplyByTerm(i + 1, 0);
	eq.addPolynomial(base);
}
application.output(eq.getValue(2));

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class	lastDetailRow

Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)

id	addTerm-Number_Number

Table Row (tr)

id	name

Table Cell (td)
addTerm

Table Row (tr)

id	sig

Table Cell (td)

Span

style	margin-right: 5px;

void

Span

style	font-weight: bold;

addTerm

Span
(coefficient, exponent)

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id	des

Table Cell (td)

Div

class	sIndent

Adds a term to this polynomial.

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id	prs

Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div

class	sIndent

{Number} coefficient
{Number} exponent

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id	ret

Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div

class	sIndent

void

Table Row (tr)

id	sam

Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div

class	sIndent

Code Block

language	javascript

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// (x+1) + 2*(x+1)*x + 3*(x+1)*x^2 + 4*(x+1)*x^3
var eq = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
	var base = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
	base.addTerm(1, 1);
	base.addTerm(1, 0);
	base.multiplyByTerm(1, i);
	base.multiplyByTerm(i + 1, 0);
	eq.addPolynomial(base);
}
application.output(eq.getValue(2));

...

Table Row (tr)

class	lastDetailRow

Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)

id	findRoot-Number_Number_Number

Table Row (tr)

id	name

Table Cell (td)
findRoot

Table Row (tr)

id	sig

Table Cell (td)

Span

style	margin-right: 5px;

Number

Span

style	font-weight: bold;

findRoot

Span
(startValue, error, iterations)

Table Row (tr)

id	des

Table Cell (td)

Div

class	sIndent

Finds a root of this polynomial using Newton's method, starting from an initial search value, and with a given precision.

Table Row (tr)

id	prs

Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div

class	sIndent

{Number} startValue
{Number} error
{Number} iterations

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id	ret

Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div

class	sIndent

Number

Table Row (tr)

id	sam

Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div

class	sIndent

Code Block

language	javascript

...

// Model the quadratic equation -x^2 + 4x + 0.6 = 0
var eq = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
eq.addTerm(-1, 2);
eq.addTerm(4, 1);
eq.addTerm(0.6, 0);
// Find the roots of the equation.
r1 = eq.findRoot(100, 1E-5, 1000);
r2 = eq.findRoot(-100, 1E-5, 1000);
application.output("eq(" + r1 + ")=" + eq.getValue(r1));
application.output("eq(" + r2 + ")=" + eq.getValue(r2));
// Find the minimum/maximum point by zeroing the first derivative.
var deriv = eq.getDerivative();
rd = deriv.findRoot(0, 1E-5, 1000);
application.output("Min/max point: " + rd);
application.output("Min/max value: " + eq.getValue(rd));
if (deriv.getDerivativeValue(rd) < 0) application.output("Max point.");
else application.output("Min point.");

...

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class	lastDetailRow

Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)

id	getDerivative

Table Row (tr)

id	name

Table Cell (td)
getDerivative

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id	sig

Table Cell (td)

Span

style	margin-right: 5px;

Polynomial

Span

style	font-weight: bold;

getDerivative

Span
()

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id	des

Table Cell (td)

Div

class	sIndent

Returns a polynomial that holds the derivative of this polynomial.

Table Row (tr)

id	ret

Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div

class	sIndent

Polynomial

Table Row (tr)

id	sam

Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div

class	sIndent

Code Block

language	javascript

...

// Model the quadratic equation -x^2 + 4x + 0.6 = 0
var eq = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
eq.addTerm(-1, 2);
eq.addTerm(4, 1);
eq.addTerm(0.6, 0);
// Find the roots of the equation.
r1 = eq.findRoot(100, 1E-5, 1000);
r2 = eq.findRoot(-100, 1E-5, 1000);
application.output("eq(" + r1 + ")=" + eq.getValue(r1));
application.output("eq(" + r2 + ")=" + eq.getValue(r2));
// Find the minimum/maximum point by zeroing the first derivative.
var deriv = eq.getDerivative();
rd = deriv.findRoot(0, 1E-5, 1000);
application.output("Min/max point: " + rd);
application.output("Min/max value: " + eq.getValue(rd));
if (deriv.getDerivativeValue(rd) < 0) application.output("Max point.");
else application.output("Min point.");

...

Table Row (tr)

class	lastDetailRow

Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)

id	getDerivativeValue-Number

Table Row (tr)

id	name

Table Cell (td)
getDerivativeValue

Table Row (tr)

id	sig

Table Cell (td)

Span

style	margin-right: 5px;

Number

Span

style	font-weight: bold;

getDerivativeValue

Span
(x)

Table Row (tr)

id	des

Table Cell (td)

Div

class	sIndent

Returns the value of the derivative of this polynomial in a certain point.

Table Row (tr)

id	prs

Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div

class	sIndent

{Number} x

Table Row (tr)

id	ret

Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div

class	sIndent

Number

Table Row (tr)

id	sam

Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div

class	sIndent

Code Block

language	javascript

...

// Model the quadratic equation -x^2 + 4x + 0.6 = 0
var eq = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
eq.addTerm(-1, 2);
eq.addTerm(4, 1);
eq.addTerm(0.6, 0);
// Find the roots of the equation.
r1 = eq.findRoot(100, 1E-5, 1000);
r2 = eq.findRoot(-100, 1E-5, 1000);
application.output("eq(" + r1 + ")=" + eq.getValue(r1));
application.output("eq(" + r2 + ")=" + eq.getValue(r2));
// Find the minimum/maximum point by zeroing the first derivative.
var deriv = eq.getDerivative();
rd = deriv.findRoot(0, 1E-5, 1000);
application.output("Min/max point: " + rd);
application.output("Min/max value: " + eq.getValue(rd));
if (deriv.getDerivativeValue(rd) < 0) application.output("Max point.");
else application.output("Min point.");

...

Table Row (tr)

class	lastDetailRow

Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)

id	getValue-Number

Table Row (tr)

id	name

Table Cell (td)
getValue

Table Row (tr)

id	sig

Table Cell (td)

Span

style	margin-right: 5px;

Number

Span

style	font-weight: bold;

getValue

Span
(x)

Table Row (tr)

id	des

Table Cell (td)

Div

class	sIndent

Returns the value of this polynomial in a certain point.

Table Row (tr)

id	prs

Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div

class	sIndent

{Number} x

Table Row (tr)

id	ret

Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div

class	sIndent

Number

Table Row (tr)

id	sam

Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div

class	sIndent

Code Block

language	javascript

...

// Model the quadratic equation -x^2 + 4x + 0.6 = 0
var eq = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
eq.addTerm(-1, 2);
eq.addTerm(4, 1);
eq.addTerm(0.6, 0);
// Find the roots of the equation.
r1 = eq.findRoot(100, 1E-5, 1000);
r2 = eq.findRoot(-100, 1E-5, 1000);
application.output("eq(" + r1 + ")=" + eq.getValue(r1));
application.output("eq(" + r2 + ")=" + eq.getValue(r2));
// Find the minimum/maximum point by zeroing the first derivative.
var deriv = eq.getDerivative();
rd = deriv.findRoot(0, 1E-5, 1000);
application.output("Min/max point: " + rd);
application.output("Min/max value: " + eq.getValue(rd));
if (deriv.getDerivativeValue(rd) < 0) application.output("Max point.");
else application.output("Min point.");

...

Table Row (tr)

class	lastDetailRow

Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)

id	multiplyByPolynomial-Polynomial

Table Row (tr)

id	name

Table Cell (td)
multiplyByPolynomial

Table Row (tr)

id	sig

Table Cell (td)

Span

style	margin-right: 5px;

void

Span

style	font-weight: bold;

multiplyByPolynomial

Span
(polynomial)

Table Row (tr)

id	des

Table Cell (td)

Div

class	sIndent

Multiplies this polynomial with another polynomial.

Table Row (tr)

id	prs

Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div

class	sIndent

{Polynomial} polynomial

Table Row (tr)

id	ret

Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div

class	sIndent

void

Table Row (tr)

id	sam

Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div

class	sIndent

Code Block

language	javascript

...

// Model the quadratic equation (x+1)*(x+2) = 0
var eq = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
eq.addTerm(1, 1);
eq.addTerm(1, 0);
var eq2 = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
eq2.addTerm(1, 1);
eq2.addTerm(2, 0);
eq.multiplyByPolynomial(eq2);
// Find the roots of the equation.
r1 = eq.findRoot(100, 1E-5, 1000);
r2 = eq.findRoot(-100, 1E-5, 1000);
application.output("eq(" + r1 + ")=" + eq.getValue(r1));
application.output("eq(" + r2 + ")=" + eq.getValue(r2));

...

Table Row (tr)

class	lastDetailRow

Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)

id	multiplyByTerm-Number_Number

Table Row (tr)

id	name

Table Cell (td)
multiplyByTerm

Table Row (tr)

id	sig

Table Cell (td)

Span

style	margin-right: 5px;

void

Span

style	font-weight: bold;

multiplyByTerm

Span
(coefficient, exponent)

Table Row (tr)

id	des

Table Cell (td)

Div

class	sIndent

Multiples this polynomial with a term.

Table Row (tr)

id	prs

Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div

class	sIndent

{Number} coefficient
{Number} exponent

Table Row (tr)

id	ret

Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div

class	sIndent

void

Table Row (tr)

id	sam

Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div

class	sIndent

Code Block

language	javascript

...

// (x+1) + 2*(x+1)*x + 3*(x+1)*x^2 + 4*(x+1)*x^3
var eq = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
	var base = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
	base.addTerm(1, 1);
	base.addTerm(1, 0);
	base.multiplyByTerm(1, i);
	base.multiplyByTerm(i + 1, 0);
	eq.addPolynomial(base);
}
application.output(eq.getValue(2));

...

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class	lastDetailRow

Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)

id	setToZero

Table Row (tr)

id	name

Table Cell (td)
setToZero

Table Row (tr)

id	sig

Table Cell (td)

Span

style	margin-right: 5px;

void

Span

style	font-weight: bold;

setToZero

Span
()

Table Row (tr)

id	des

Table Cell (td)

Div

class	sIndent

Sets this polynomial to zero.

Table Row (tr)

id	ret

Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div

class	sIndent

void

Table Row (tr)

id	sam

Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div

class	sIndent

Code Block

language	javascript

...

var eq = plugins.amortization.newPolynomial();
eq.addTerm(2, 3);
application.output(eq.getValue(1.1));
eq.setToZero();
application.output(eq.getValue(1.1));

...

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class	lastDetailRow

Table Cell (td)

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Versions Compared

Old Version 23

New Version 24

Key

addPolynomial

addTerm

findRoot

getDerivative

getDerivativeValue

getValue

multiplyByPolynomial

multiplyByTerm

setToZero