1 /** @file factor.h
2  *
3  *  Polynomial factorization. */
4 
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22 
23 #ifndef GINAC_FACTOR_H
24 #define GINAC_FACTOR_H
25 
26 namespace GiNaC {
27 
28 class ex;
29 
30 /** Factorizes univariate and multivariate polynomials.
31  *
32  *  The default option is factor_options::polynomial, which means that factor()
33  *  will only factorize an expression if it is a proper polynomial (i.e. the
34  *  flag info_flags::polynomial is set). Given the option factor_options::all,
35  *  factor() will factorize all subexpressions, e.g. polynomials containing
36  *  functions or polynomials inside function arguments.
37  *
38  *  @param[in] poly    expression to factorize
39  *  @param[in] option  options to influence the factorization
40  *  @return            factorized expression
41  */
42 extern ex factor(const ex& poly, unsigned options = 0);
43 
44 } // namespace GiNaC
45 
46 #endif // ndef GINAC_FACTOR_H
47