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package org.apache.commons.math.optimization;

/** This class holds a point and its associated cost.
 * <p>This is a simple immutable container.</p>
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 * @see CostFunction
 */
public class PointCostPair {

  /** Build a point/cost pair.
   * @param point point coordinates
   * @param cost point cost
   */
  public PointCostPair(double[] point, double cost) {
    this.point = (double[]) point.clone();
    this.cost = cost;
  }

  /** Get the point.
   * @return the stored point
   */
  public double[] getPoint() {
      return point;
  }

  /** Get the cost.
   * @return the stored cost
   */
  public double getCost() {
      return cost;
  }

  /** Point coordinates. */
  private final double[] point;

  /** Cost associated to the point. */
  private final double cost;

}

@@ -1097,16 +1097,107 @@
 rdinates
+ (the built instance will store%0A   * a copy of the array, not the array passed as argument)
 %0A   * @p
@@ -1373,32 +1373,42 @@
 t.%0A   * @return 
+a copy of 
 the stored point
@@ -1458,21 +1458,40 @@
  return 
-point
+(double%5B%5D) point.clone()
 ;%0A  %7D%0A%0A 

make sure immutable PointCostPair internal representation is not accessible JIRA: MATH-183