Target.java

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package org.apache.commons.math3.optimization;

/**
 * Target of the optimization procedure.
 * They are the values which the objective vector function must reproduce
 * When the parameters of the model have been optimized.
 * <br/>
 * Immutable class.
 *
 * @deprecated As of 3.1 (to be removed in 4.0).
 * @since 3.1
 */
@Deprecated
public class Target implements OptimizationData {
    /** Target values (of the objective vector function). */
    private final double[] target;

    /**
     * @param observations Target values.
     */
    public Target(double[] observations) {
        target = observations.clone();
    }

    /**
     * Gets the initial guess.
     *
     * @return the initial guess.
     */
    public double[] getTarget() {
        return target.clone();
    }
}