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package/eigen/Eigen/src/plugins/BlockMethods.inc

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+// This file is part of Eigen, a lightweight C++ template library
+// for linear algebra.
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Gael Guennebaud <gael.guennebaud@inria.fr>
+// Copyright (C) 2006-2010 Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1@gmail.com>
+//
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla
+// Public License v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed
+// with this file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+
+/// \internal expression type of a column */
+typedef Block<Derived, internal::traits<Derived>::RowsAtCompileTime, 1, !IsRowMajor> ColXpr;
+typedef const Block<const Derived, internal::traits<Derived>::RowsAtCompileTime, 1, !IsRowMajor> ConstColXpr;
+/// \internal expression type of a row */
+typedef Block<Derived, 1, internal::traits<Derived>::ColsAtCompileTime, IsRowMajor> RowXpr;
+typedef const Block<const Derived, 1, internal::traits<Derived>::ColsAtCompileTime, IsRowMajor> ConstRowXpr;
+/// \internal expression type of a block of whole columns */
+typedef Block<Derived, internal::traits<Derived>::RowsAtCompileTime, Dynamic, !IsRowMajor> ColsBlockXpr;
+typedef const Block<const Derived, internal::traits<Derived>::RowsAtCompileTime, Dynamic, !IsRowMajor>
+    ConstColsBlockXpr;
+/// \internal expression type of a block of whole rows */
+typedef Block<Derived, Dynamic, internal::traits<Derived>::ColsAtCompileTime, IsRowMajor> RowsBlockXpr;
+typedef const Block<const Derived, Dynamic, internal::traits<Derived>::ColsAtCompileTime, IsRowMajor> ConstRowsBlockXpr;
+/// \internal expression type of a block of whole columns */
+template <int N>
+struct NColsBlockXpr {
+  typedef Block<Derived, internal::traits<Derived>::RowsAtCompileTime, N, !IsRowMajor> Type;
+};
+template <int N>
+struct ConstNColsBlockXpr {
+  typedef const Block<const Derived, internal::traits<Derived>::RowsAtCompileTime, N, !IsRowMajor> Type;
+};
+/// \internal expression type of a block of whole rows */
+template <int N>
+struct NRowsBlockXpr {
+  typedef Block<Derived, N, internal::traits<Derived>::ColsAtCompileTime, IsRowMajor> Type;
+};
+template <int N>
+struct ConstNRowsBlockXpr {
+  typedef const Block<const Derived, N, internal::traits<Derived>::ColsAtCompileTime, IsRowMajor> Type;
+};
+/// \internal expression of a block */
+typedef Block<Derived> BlockXpr;
+typedef const Block<const Derived> ConstBlockXpr;
+/// \internal expression of a block of fixed sizes */
+template <int Rows, int Cols>
+struct FixedBlockXpr {
+  typedef Block<Derived, Rows, Cols> Type;
+};
+template <int Rows, int Cols>
+struct ConstFixedBlockXpr {
+  typedef Block<const Derived, Rows, Cols> Type;
+};
+
+typedef VectorBlock<Derived> SegmentReturnType;
+typedef const VectorBlock<const Derived> ConstSegmentReturnType;
+template <int Size>
+struct FixedSegmentReturnType {
+  typedef VectorBlock<Derived, Size> Type;
+};
+template <int Size>
+struct ConstFixedSegmentReturnType {
+  typedef const VectorBlock<const Derived, Size> Type;
+};
+
+/// \internal inner-vector
+typedef Block<Derived, IsRowMajor ? 1 : Dynamic, IsRowMajor ? Dynamic : 1, true> InnerVectorReturnType;
+typedef Block<const Derived, IsRowMajor ? 1 : Dynamic, IsRowMajor ? Dynamic : 1, true> ConstInnerVectorReturnType;
+
+/// \internal set of inner-vectors
+typedef Block<Derived, Dynamic, Dynamic, true> InnerVectorsReturnType;
+typedef Block<const Derived, Dynamic, Dynamic, true> ConstInnerVectorsReturnType;
+
+#endif  // not EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+
+/// \returns an expression of a block in \c *this with either dynamic or fixed sizes.
+///
+/// \param  startRow  the first row in the block
+/// \param  startCol  the first column in the block
+/// \param  blockRows number of rows in the block, specified at either run-time or compile-time
+/// \param  blockCols number of columns in the block, specified at either run-time or compile-time
+/// \tparam NRowsType the type of the value handling the number of rows in the block, typically Index.
+/// \tparam NColsType the type of the value handling the number of columns in the block, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example using runtime (aka dynamic) sizes: \include MatrixBase_block_int_int_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_block_int_int_int_int.out
+///
+/// \newin{3.4}:
+///
+/// The number of rows \a blockRows and columns \a blockCols can also be specified at compile-time by passing
+/// Eigen::fix<N>, or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments. In the later case, \c n plays the role of a runtime fallback value
+/// in case \c N equals Eigen::Dynamic. Here is an example with a fixed number of rows \c NRows and dynamic number of
+/// columns \c cols: \code mat.block(i,j,fix<NRows>,cols) \endcode
+///
+/// This function thus fully covers the features offered by the following overloads block<NRows,NCols>(Index, Index),
+/// and block<NRows,NCols>(Index, Index, Index, Index) that are thus obsolete. Indeed, this generic version avoids
+/// redundancy, it preserves the argument order, and prevents the need to rely on the template keyword in templated
+/// code.
+///
+/// but with less redundancy and more consistency as it does not modify the argument order
+/// and seamlessly enable hybrid fixed/dynamic sizes.
+///
+/// \note Even in the case that the returned expression has dynamic size, in the case
+/// when it is applied to a fixed-size matrix, it inherits a fixed maximal size,
+/// which means that evaluating it does not cause a dynamic memory allocation.
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa class Block, fix, fix<N>(int)
+///
+template <typename NRowsType, typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename FixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                           internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename FixedBlockXpr<..., ...>::Type
+#endif
+    block(Index startRow, Index startCol, NRowsType blockRows, NColsType blockCols) {
+  return
+      typename FixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                             internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(derived(), startRow, startCol,
+                                                                                internal::get_runtime_value(blockRows),
+                                                                                internal::get_runtime_value(blockCols));
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType)
+template <typename NRowsType, typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                                      internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<..., ...>::Type
+#endif
+    block(Index startRow, Index startCol, NRowsType blockRows, NColsType blockCols) const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                                     internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(derived(), startRow, startCol,
+                                                                                        internal::get_runtime_value(
+                                                                                            blockRows),
+                                                                                        internal::get_runtime_value(
+                                                                                            blockCols));
+}
+
+/// \returns a expression of a top-right corner of \c *this with either dynamic or fixed sizes.
+///
+/// \param cRows the number of rows in the corner
+/// \param cCols the number of columns in the corner
+/// \tparam NRowsType the type of the value handling the number of rows in the block, typically Index.
+/// \tparam NColsType the type of the value handling the number of columns in the block, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example with dynamic sizes: \include MatrixBase_topRightCorner_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_topRightCorner_int_int.out
+///
+/// The number of rows \a blockRows and columns \a blockCols can also be specified at compile-time by passing
+/// Eigen::fix<N>, or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments. See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink
+/// for the details.
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <typename NRowsType, typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename FixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                           internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename FixedBlockXpr<..., ...>::Type
+#endif
+    topRightCorner(NRowsType cRows, NColsType cCols) {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                                internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(derived(), 0,
+                                                                                   cols() - internal::get_runtime_value(
+                                                                                                cCols),
+                                                                                   internal::get_runtime_value(cRows),
+                                                                                   internal::get_runtime_value(cCols));
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of topRightCorner(NRowsType, NColsType).
+template <typename NRowsType, typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                                      internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<..., ...>::Type
+#endif
+    topRightCorner(NRowsType cRows, NColsType cCols) const {
+  return
+      typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                                  internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(derived(), 0,
+                                                                                     cols() -
+                                                                                         internal::get_runtime_value(
+                                                                                             cCols),
+                                                                                     internal::get_runtime_value(cRows),
+                                                                                     internal::get_runtime_value(
+                                                                                         cCols));
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a fixed-size top-right corner of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam CRows the number of rows in the corner
+/// \tparam CCols the number of columns in the corner
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_int_topRightCorner.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_int_topRightCorner.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa class Block, block<int,int>(Index,Index)
+///
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type topRightCorner() {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), 0, cols() - CCols);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of topRightCorner<int, int>().
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type topRightCorner() const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), 0, cols() - CCols);
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a top-right corner of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam CRows number of rows in corner as specified at compile-time
+/// \tparam CCols number of columns in corner as specified at compile-time
+/// \param  cRows number of rows in corner as specified at run-time
+/// \param  cCols number of columns in corner as specified at run-time
+///
+/// This function is mainly useful for corners where the number of rows is specified at compile-time
+/// and the number of columns is specified at run-time, or vice versa. The compile-time and run-time
+/// information should not contradict. In other words, \a cRows should equal \a CRows unless
+/// \a CRows is \a Dynamic, and the same for the number of columns.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_int_topRightCorner_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_int_topRightCorner_int_int.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa class Block
+///
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type topRightCorner(Index cRows,
+                                                                                                Index cCols) {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), 0, cols() - cCols, cRows, cCols);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of topRightCorner<int, int>(Index, Index).
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type topRightCorner(
+    Index cRows, Index cCols) const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), 0, cols() - cCols, cRows, cCols);
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a top-left corner of \c *this  with either dynamic or fixed sizes.
+///
+/// \param cRows the number of rows in the corner
+/// \param cCols the number of columns in the corner
+/// \tparam NRowsType the type of the value handling the number of rows in the block, typically Index.
+/// \tparam NColsType the type of the value handling the number of columns in the block, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_topLeftCorner_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_topLeftCorner_int_int.out
+///
+/// The number of rows \a blockRows and columns \a blockCols can also be specified at compile-time by passing
+/// Eigen::fix<N>, or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments. See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink
+/// for the details.
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <typename NRowsType, typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename FixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                           internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename FixedBlockXpr<..., ...>::Type
+#endif
+    topLeftCorner(NRowsType cRows, NColsType cCols) {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                                internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(derived(), 0, 0,
+                                                                                   internal::get_runtime_value(cRows),
+                                                                                   internal::get_runtime_value(cCols));
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of topLeftCorner(Index, Index).
+template <typename NRowsType, typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                                      internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<..., ...>::Type
+#endif
+    topLeftCorner(NRowsType cRows, NColsType cCols) const {
+  return
+      typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                                  internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(derived(), 0, 0,
+                                                                                     internal::get_runtime_value(cRows),
+                                                                                     internal::get_runtime_value(
+                                                                                         cCols));
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a fixed-size top-left corner of \c *this.
+///
+/// The template parameters CRows and CCols are the number of rows and columns in the corner.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_int_topLeftCorner.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_int_topLeftCorner.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type topLeftCorner() {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), 0, 0);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of topLeftCorner<int, int>().
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type topLeftCorner() const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), 0, 0);
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a top-left corner of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam CRows number of rows in corner as specified at compile-time
+/// \tparam CCols number of columns in corner as specified at compile-time
+/// \param  cRows number of rows in corner as specified at run-time
+/// \param  cCols number of columns in corner as specified at run-time
+///
+/// This function is mainly useful for corners where the number of rows is specified at compile-time
+/// and the number of columns is specified at run-time, or vice versa. The compile-time and run-time
+/// information should not contradict. In other words, \a cRows should equal \a CRows unless
+/// \a CRows is \a Dynamic, and the same for the number of columns.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_int_topLeftCorner_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_int_topLeftCorner_int_int.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa class Block
+///
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type topLeftCorner(Index cRows,
+                                                                                               Index cCols) {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), 0, 0, cRows, cCols);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of topLeftCorner<int, int>(Index, Index).
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type topLeftCorner(
+    Index cRows, Index cCols) const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), 0, 0, cRows, cCols);
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a bottom-right corner of \c *this  with either dynamic or fixed sizes.
+///
+/// \param cRows the number of rows in the corner
+/// \param cCols the number of columns in the corner
+/// \tparam NRowsType the type of the value handling the number of rows in the block, typically Index.
+/// \tparam NColsType the type of the value handling the number of columns in the block, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_bottomRightCorner_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_bottomRightCorner_int_int.out
+///
+/// The number of rows \a blockRows and columns \a blockCols can also be specified at compile-time by passing
+/// Eigen::fix<N>, or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments. See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink
+/// for the details.
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <typename NRowsType, typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename FixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                           internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename FixedBlockXpr<..., ...>::Type
+#endif
+    bottomRightCorner(NRowsType cRows, NColsType cCols) {
+  return
+      typename FixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value, internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::
+          Type(derived(), rows() - internal::get_runtime_value(cRows), cols() - internal::get_runtime_value(cCols),
+               internal::get_runtime_value(cRows), internal::get_runtime_value(cCols));
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of bottomRightCorner(NRowsType, NColsType).
+template <typename NRowsType, typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                                      internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<..., ...>::Type
+#endif
+    bottomRightCorner(NRowsType cRows, NColsType cCols) const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<
+      internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+      internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(derived(), rows() - internal::get_runtime_value(cRows),
+                                                         cols() - internal::get_runtime_value(cCols),
+                                                         internal::get_runtime_value(cRows),
+                                                         internal::get_runtime_value(cCols));
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a fixed-size bottom-right corner of \c *this.
+///
+/// The template parameters CRows and CCols are the number of rows and columns in the corner.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_int_bottomRightCorner.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_int_bottomRightCorner.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type bottomRightCorner() {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), rows() - CRows, cols() - CCols);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of bottomRightCorner<int, int>().
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type bottomRightCorner() const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), rows() - CRows, cols() - CCols);
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a bottom-right corner of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam CRows number of rows in corner as specified at compile-time
+/// \tparam CCols number of columns in corner as specified at compile-time
+/// \param  cRows number of rows in corner as specified at run-time
+/// \param  cCols number of columns in corner as specified at run-time
+///
+/// This function is mainly useful for corners where the number of rows is specified at compile-time
+/// and the number of columns is specified at run-time, or vice versa. The compile-time and run-time
+/// information should not contradict. In other words, \a cRows should equal \a CRows unless
+/// \a CRows is \a Dynamic, and the same for the number of columns.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_int_bottomRightCorner_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_int_bottomRightCorner_int_int.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa class Block
+///
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type bottomRightCorner(Index cRows,
+                                                                                                   Index cCols) {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), rows() - cRows, cols() - cCols, cRows, cCols);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of bottomRightCorner<int, int>(Index, Index).
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type bottomRightCorner(
+    Index cRows, Index cCols) const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), rows() - cRows, cols() - cCols, cRows, cCols);
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a bottom-left corner of \c *this  with either dynamic or fixed sizes.
+///
+/// \param cRows the number of rows in the corner
+/// \param cCols the number of columns in the corner
+/// \tparam NRowsType the type of the value handling the number of rows in the block, typically Index.
+/// \tparam NColsType the type of the value handling the number of columns in the block, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_bottomLeftCorner_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_bottomLeftCorner_int_int.out
+///
+/// The number of rows \a blockRows and columns \a blockCols can also be specified at compile-time by passing
+/// Eigen::fix<N>, or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments. See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink
+/// for the details.
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <typename NRowsType, typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename FixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                           internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename FixedBlockXpr<..., ...>::Type
+#endif
+    bottomLeftCorner(NRowsType cRows, NColsType cCols) {
+  return
+      typename FixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                             internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(derived(),
+                                                                                rows() -
+                                                                                    internal::get_runtime_value(cRows),
+                                                                                0, internal::get_runtime_value(cRows),
+                                                                                internal::get_runtime_value(cCols));
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of bottomLeftCorner(NRowsType, NColsType).
+template <typename NRowsType, typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+                                internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<..., ...>::Type
+#endif
+    bottomLeftCorner(NRowsType cRows, NColsType cCols) const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<
+      internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value,
+      internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(derived(), rows() - internal::get_runtime_value(cRows), 0,
+                                                         internal::get_runtime_value(cRows),
+                                                         internal::get_runtime_value(cCols));
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a fixed-size bottom-left corner of \c *this.
+///
+/// The template parameters CRows and CCols are the number of rows and columns in the corner.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_int_bottomLeftCorner.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_int_bottomLeftCorner.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type bottomLeftCorner() {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), rows() - CRows, 0);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of bottomLeftCorner<int, int>().
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type bottomLeftCorner() const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), rows() - CRows, 0);
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a bottom-left corner of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam CRows number of rows in corner as specified at compile-time
+/// \tparam CCols number of columns in corner as specified at compile-time
+/// \param  cRows number of rows in corner as specified at run-time
+/// \param  cCols number of columns in corner as specified at run-time
+///
+/// This function is mainly useful for corners where the number of rows is specified at compile-time
+/// and the number of columns is specified at run-time, or vice versa. The compile-time and run-time
+/// information should not contradict. In other words, \a cRows should equal \a CRows unless
+/// \a CRows is \a Dynamic, and the same for the number of columns.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_int_bottomLeftCorner_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_int_bottomLeftCorner_int_int.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa class Block
+///
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type bottomLeftCorner(Index cRows, Index cCols) {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), rows() - cRows, 0, cRows, cCols);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of bottomLeftCorner<int, int>(Index, Index).
+template <int CRows, int CCols>
+EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type bottomLeftCorner(Index cRows,
+                                                                                           Index cCols) const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<CRows, CCols>::Type(derived(), rows() - cRows, 0, cRows, cCols);
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of the top rows of \c *this.
+///
+/// \param n the number of rows in the block
+/// \tparam NRowsType the type of the value handling the number of rows in the block, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_topRows_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_topRows_int.out
+///
+/// The number of rows \a n can also be specified at compile-time by passing Eigen::fix<N>,
+/// or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments.
+/// See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink for the details.
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(row - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <typename NRowsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename NRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename NRowsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    topRows(NRowsType n) {
+  return typename NRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), 0, 0, internal::get_runtime_value(n), cols());
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of topRows(NRowsType).
+template <typename NRowsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    topRows(NRowsType n) const {
+  return typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), 0, 0, internal::get_runtime_value(n), cols());
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of the top rows of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam N the number of rows in the block as specified at compile-time
+/// \param n the number of rows in the block as specified at run-time
+///
+/// The compile-time and run-time information should not contradict. In other words,
+/// \a n should equal \a N unless \a N is \a Dynamic.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_topRows.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_topRows.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(row - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename NRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type topRows(Index n = N) {
+  return typename NRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), 0, 0, n, cols());
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of topRows<int>().
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type topRows(Index n = N) const {
+  return typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), 0, 0, n, cols());
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of the bottom rows of \c *this.
+///
+/// \param n the number of rows in the block
+/// \tparam NRowsType the type of the value handling the number of rows in the block, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_bottomRows_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_bottomRows_int.out
+///
+/// The number of rows \a n can also be specified at compile-time by passing Eigen::fix<N>,
+/// or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments.
+/// See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink for the details.
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(row - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <typename NRowsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename NRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename NRowsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    bottomRows(NRowsType n) {
+  return typename NRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), rows() - internal::get_runtime_value(n), 0, internal::get_runtime_value(n), cols());
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of bottomRows(NRowsType).
+template <typename NRowsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    bottomRows(NRowsType n) const {
+  return typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), rows() - internal::get_runtime_value(n), 0, internal::get_runtime_value(n), cols());
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of the bottom rows of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam N the number of rows in the block as specified at compile-time
+/// \param n the number of rows in the block as specified at run-time
+///
+/// The compile-time and run-time information should not contradict. In other words,
+/// \a n should equal \a N unless \a N is \a Dynamic.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_bottomRows.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_bottomRows.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(row - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename NRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type bottomRows(Index n = N) {
+  return typename NRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), rows() - n, 0, n, cols());
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of bottomRows<int>().
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type bottomRows(Index n = N) const {
+  return typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), rows() - n, 0, n, cols());
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of a range of rows of \c *this.
+///
+/// \param startRow the index of the first row in the block
+/// \param n the number of rows in the block
+/// \tparam NRowsType the type of the value handling the number of rows in the block, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include DenseBase_middleRows_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude DenseBase_middleRows_int.out
+///
+/// The number of rows \a n can also be specified at compile-time by passing Eigen::fix<N>,
+/// or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments.
+/// See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink for the details.
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(row - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <typename NRowsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename NRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename NRowsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    middleRows(Index startRow, NRowsType n) {
+  return typename NRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), startRow, 0, internal::get_runtime_value(n), cols());
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of middleRows(Index,NRowsType).
+template <typename NRowsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    middleRows(Index startRow, NRowsType n) const {
+  return typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NRowsType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), startRow, 0, internal::get_runtime_value(n), cols());
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of a range of rows of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam N the number of rows in the block as specified at compile-time
+/// \param startRow the index of the first row in the block
+/// \param n the number of rows in the block as specified at run-time
+///
+/// The compile-time and run-time information should not contradict. In other words,
+/// \a n should equal \a N unless \a N is \a Dynamic.
+///
+/// Example: \include DenseBase_template_int_middleRows.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude DenseBase_template_int_middleRows.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(row - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename NRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type middleRows(Index startRow, Index n = N) {
+  return typename NRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), startRow, 0, n, cols());
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of middleRows<int>().
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type middleRows(Index startRow,
+                                                                                      Index n = N) const {
+  return typename ConstNRowsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), startRow, 0, n, cols());
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of the left columns of \c *this.
+///
+/// \param n the number of columns in the block
+/// \tparam NColsType the type of the value handling the number of columns in the block, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_leftCols_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_leftCols_int.out
+///
+/// The number of columns \a n can also be specified at compile-time by passing Eigen::fix<N>,
+/// or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments.
+/// See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink for the details.
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(column - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename NColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename NColsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    leftCols(NColsType n) {
+  return typename NColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(derived(), 0, 0, rows(),
+                                                                                   internal::get_runtime_value(n));
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of leftCols(NColsType).
+template <typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    leftCols(NColsType n) const {
+  return typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(derived(), 0, 0, rows(),
+                                                                                        internal::get_runtime_value(n));
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of the left columns of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam N the number of columns in the block as specified at compile-time
+/// \param n the number of columns in the block as specified at run-time
+///
+/// The compile-time and run-time information should not contradict. In other words,
+/// \a n should equal \a N unless \a N is \a Dynamic.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_leftCols.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_leftCols.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(column - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename NColsBlockXpr<N>::Type leftCols(Index n = N) {
+  return typename NColsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), 0, 0, rows(), n);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of leftCols<int>().
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<N>::Type leftCols(Index n = N) const {
+  return typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), 0, 0, rows(), n);
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of the right columns of \c *this.
+///
+/// \param n the number of columns in the block
+/// \tparam NColsType the type of the value handling the number of columns in the block, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_rightCols_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_rightCols_int.out
+///
+/// The number of columns \a n can also be specified at compile-time by passing Eigen::fix<N>,
+/// or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments.
+/// See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink for the details.
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(column - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename NColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename NColsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    rightCols(NColsType n) {
+  return typename NColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), 0, cols() - internal::get_runtime_value(n), rows(), internal::get_runtime_value(n));
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of rightCols(NColsType).
+template <typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    rightCols(NColsType n) const {
+  return typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), 0, cols() - internal::get_runtime_value(n), rows(), internal::get_runtime_value(n));
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of the right columns of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam N the number of columns in the block as specified at compile-time
+/// \param n the number of columns in the block as specified at run-time
+///
+/// The compile-time and run-time information should not contradict. In other words,
+/// \a n should equal \a N unless \a N is \a Dynamic.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_rightCols.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_rightCols.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(column - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename NColsBlockXpr<N>::Type rightCols(Index n = N) {
+  return typename NColsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), 0, cols() - n, rows(), n);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of rightCols<int>().
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<N>::Type rightCols(Index n = N) const {
+  return typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), 0, cols() - n, rows(), n);
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of a range of columns of \c *this.
+///
+/// \param startCol the index of the first column in the block
+/// \param numCols the number of columns in the block
+/// \tparam NColsType the type of the value handling the number of columns in the block, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include DenseBase_middleCols_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude DenseBase_middleCols_int.out
+///
+/// The number of columns \a n can also be specified at compile-time by passing Eigen::fix<N>,
+/// or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments.
+/// See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink for the details.
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(column - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename NColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename NColsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    middleCols(Index startCol, NColsType numCols) {
+  return typename NColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), 0, startCol, rows(), internal::get_runtime_value(numCols));
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of middleCols(Index,NColsType).
+template <typename NColsType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<...>::Type
+#endif
+    middleCols(Index startCol, NColsType numCols) const {
+  return typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<internal::get_fixed_value<NColsType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), 0, startCol, rows(), internal::get_runtime_value(numCols));
+}
+
+/// \returns a block consisting of a range of columns of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam N the number of columns in the block as specified at compile-time
+/// \param startCol the index of the first column in the block
+/// \param n the number of columns in the block as specified at run-time
+///
+/// The compile-time and run-time information should not contradict. In other words,
+/// \a n should equal \a N unless \a N is \a Dynamic.
+///
+/// Example: \include DenseBase_template_int_middleCols.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude DenseBase_template_int_middleCols.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(column - major)
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename NColsBlockXpr<N>::Type middleCols(Index startCol, Index n = N) {
+  return typename NColsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), 0, startCol, rows(), n);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of middleCols<int>().
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<N>::Type middleCols(Index startCol,
+                                                                                      Index n = N) const {
+  return typename ConstNColsBlockXpr<N>::Type(derived(), 0, startCol, rows(), n);
+}
+
+/// \returns a fixed-size expression of a block of \c *this.
+///
+/// The template parameters \a NRows and \a NCols are the number of
+/// rows and columns in the block.
+///
+/// \param startRow the first row in the block
+/// \param startCol the first column in the block
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_block_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_block_int_int.out
+///
+/// \note The usage of of this overload is discouraged from %Eigen 3.4, better used the generic
+/// block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), here is the one-to-one equivalence:
+/// \code
+/// mat.template block<NRows,NCols>(i,j)  <-->  mat.block(i,j,fix<NRows>,fix<NCols>)
+/// \endcode
+///
+/// \note since block is a templated member, the keyword template has to be used
+/// if the matrix type is also a template parameter: \code m.template block<3,3>(1,1); \endcode
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <int NRows, int NCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedBlockXpr<NRows, NCols>::Type block(Index startRow, Index startCol) {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<NRows, NCols>::Type(derived(), startRow, startCol);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of block<>(Index, Index). */
+template <int NRows, int NCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<NRows, NCols>::Type block(
+    Index startRow, Index startCol) const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<NRows, NCols>::Type(derived(), startRow, startCol);
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a block of \c *this.
+///
+/// \tparam NRows number of rows in block as specified at compile-time
+/// \tparam NCols number of columns in block as specified at compile-time
+/// \param  startRow  the first row in the block
+/// \param  startCol  the first column in the block
+/// \param  blockRows number of rows in block as specified at run-time
+/// \param  blockCols number of columns in block as specified at run-time
+///
+/// This function is mainly useful for blocks where the number of rows is specified at compile-time
+/// and the number of columns is specified at run-time, or vice versa. The compile-time and run-time
+/// information should not contradict. In other words, \a blockRows should equal \a NRows unless
+/// \a NRows is \a Dynamic, and the same for the number of columns.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_int_block_int_int_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_int_block_int_int_int_int.out
+///
+/// \note The usage of of this overload is discouraged from %Eigen 3.4, better used the generic
+/// block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), here is the one-to-one complete equivalence:
+/// \code
+/// mat.template block<NRows,NCols>(i,j,rows,cols)     <-->  mat.block(i,j,fix<NRows>(rows),fix<NCols>(cols))
+/// \endcode
+/// If we known that, e.g., NRows==Dynamic and NCols!=Dynamic, then the equivalence becomes:
+/// \code
+/// mat.template block<Dynamic,NCols>(i,j,rows,NCols)  <-->  mat.block(i,j,rows,fix<NCols>)
+/// \endcode
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_NOT_INNER_PANEL
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), class Block
+///
+template <int NRows, int NCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedBlockXpr<NRows, NCols>::Type block(Index startRow, Index startCol,
+                                                                                       Index blockRows,
+                                                                                       Index blockCols) {
+  return typename FixedBlockXpr<NRows, NCols>::Type(derived(), startRow, startCol, blockRows, blockCols);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of block<>(Index, Index, Index, Index).
+template <int NRows, int NCols>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<NRows, NCols>::Type block(
+    Index startRow, Index startCol, Index blockRows, Index blockCols) const {
+  return typename ConstFixedBlockXpr<NRows, NCols>::Type(derived(), startRow, startCol, blockRows, blockCols);
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of the \a i-th column of \c *this. Note that the numbering starts at 0.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_col.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_col.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(column - major)
+/**
+ * \sa row(), class Block */
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE ColXpr col(Index i) { return ColXpr(derived(), i); }
+
+/// This is the const version of col().
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE ConstColXpr col(Index i) const { return ConstColXpr(derived(), i); }
+
+/// \returns an expression of the \a i-th row of \c *this. Note that the numbering starts at 0.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_row.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_row.out
+///
+EIGEN_DOC_BLOCK_ADDONS_INNER_PANEL_IF(row - major)
+/**
+ * \sa col(), class Block */
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE RowXpr row(Index i) { return RowXpr(derived(), i); }
+
+/// This is the const version of row(). */
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE ConstRowXpr row(Index i) const { return ConstRowXpr(derived(), i); }
+
+/// \returns an expression of a segment (i.e. a vector block) in \c *this with either dynamic or fixed sizes.
+///
+/// \only_for_vectors
+///
+/// \param start the first coefficient in the segment
+/// \param n the number of coefficients in the segment
+/// \tparam NType the type of the value handling the number of coefficients in the segment, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_segment_int_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_segment_int_int.out
+///
+/// The number of coefficients \a n can also be specified at compile-time by passing Eigen::fix<N>,
+/// or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments.
+/// See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink for the details.
+///
+/// \note Even in the case that the returned expression has dynamic size, in the case
+/// when it is applied to a fixed-size vector, it inherits a fixed maximal size,
+/// which means that evaluating it does not cause a dynamic memory allocation.
+///
+/// \sa block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType), fix<N>, fix<N>(int), class Block
+///
+template <typename NType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename FixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename FixedSegmentReturnType<...>::Type
+#endif
+    segment(Index start, NType n) {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename FixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type(derived(), start,
+                                                                                        internal::get_runtime_value(n));
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of segment(Index,NType).
+template <typename NType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<...>::Type
+#endif
+    segment(Index start, NType n) const {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), start, internal::get_runtime_value(n));
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of the first coefficients of \c *this with either dynamic or fixed sizes.
+///
+/// \only_for_vectors
+///
+/// \param n the number of coefficients in the segment
+/// \tparam NType the type of the value handling the number of coefficients in the segment, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_start_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_start_int.out
+///
+/// The number of coefficients \a n can also be specified at compile-time by passing Eigen::fix<N>,
+/// or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments.
+/// See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink for the details.
+///
+/// \note Even in the case that the returned expression has dynamic size, in the case
+/// when it is applied to a fixed-size vector, it inherits a fixed maximal size,
+/// which means that evaluating it does not cause a dynamic memory allocation.
+///
+/// \sa class Block, block(Index,Index)
+///
+template <typename NType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename FixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename FixedSegmentReturnType<...>::Type
+#endif
+    head(NType n) {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename FixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type(derived(), 0,
+                                                                                        internal::get_runtime_value(n));
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of head(NType).
+template <typename NType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<...>::Type
+#endif
+    head(NType n) const {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), 0, internal::get_runtime_value(n));
+}
+
+/// \returns an expression of a last coefficients of \c *this with either dynamic or fixed sizes.
+///
+/// \only_for_vectors
+///
+/// \param n the number of coefficients in the segment
+/// \tparam NType the type of the value handling the number of coefficients in the segment, typically Index.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_end_int.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_end_int.out
+///
+/// The number of coefficients \a n can also be specified at compile-time by passing Eigen::fix<N>,
+/// or Eigen::fix<N>(n) as arguments.
+/// See \link block(Index,Index,NRowsType,NColsType) block() \endlink for the details.
+///
+/// \note Even in the case that the returned expression has dynamic size, in the case
+/// when it is applied to a fixed-size vector, it inherits a fixed maximal size,
+/// which means that evaluating it does not cause a dynamic memory allocation.
+///
+/// \sa class Block, block(Index,Index)
+///
+template <typename NType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    typename FixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    typename FixedSegmentReturnType<...>::Type
+#endif
+    tail(NType n) {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename FixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), this->size() - internal::get_runtime_value(n), internal::get_runtime_value(n));
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of tail(Index).
+template <typename NType>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    const typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type
+#else
+    const typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<...>::Type
+#endif
+    tail(NType n) const {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<internal::get_fixed_value<NType>::value>::Type(
+      derived(), this->size() - internal::get_runtime_value(n), internal::get_runtime_value(n));
+}
+
+/// \returns a fixed-size expression of a segment (i.e. a vector block) in \c *this
+///
+/// \only_for_vectors
+///
+/// \tparam N the number of coefficients in the segment as specified at compile-time
+/// \param start the index of the first element in the segment
+/// \param n the number of coefficients in the segment as specified at compile-time
+///
+/// The compile-time and run-time information should not contradict. In other words,
+/// \a n should equal \a N unless \a N is \a Dynamic.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_segment.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_segment.out
+///
+/// \sa segment(Index,NType), class Block
+///
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type segment(Index start, Index n = N) {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename FixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type(derived(), start, n);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of segment<int>(Index).
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type segment(Index start,
+                                                                                            Index n = N) const {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type(derived(), start, n);
+}
+
+/// \returns a fixed-size expression of the first coefficients of \c *this.
+///
+/// \only_for_vectors
+///
+/// \tparam N the number of coefficients in the segment as specified at compile-time
+/// \param  n the number of coefficients in the segment as specified at run-time
+///
+/// The compile-time and run-time information should not contradict. In other words,
+/// \a n should equal \a N unless \a N is \a Dynamic.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_start.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_start.out
+///
+/// \sa head(NType), class Block
+///
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type head(Index n = N) {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename FixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type(derived(), 0, n);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of head<int>().
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type head(Index n = N) const {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type(derived(), 0, n);
+}
+
+/// \returns a fixed-size expression of the last coefficients of \c *this.
+///
+/// \only_for_vectors
+///
+/// \tparam N the number of coefficients in the segment as specified at compile-time
+/// \param  n the number of coefficients in the segment as specified at run-time
+///
+/// The compile-time and run-time information should not contradict. In other words,
+/// \a n should equal \a N unless \a N is \a Dynamic.
+///
+/// Example: \include MatrixBase_template_int_end.cpp
+/// Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_template_int_end.out
+///
+/// \sa tail(NType), class Block
+///
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename FixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type tail(Index n = N) {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename FixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type(derived(), size() - n, n);
+}
+
+/// This is the const version of tail<int>.
+template <int N>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type tail(Index n = N) const {
+  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
+  return typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type(derived(), size() - n, n);
+}
+
+/// \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
+/// is col-major (resp. row-major).
+///
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE InnerVectorReturnType innerVector(Index outer) {
+  return InnerVectorReturnType(derived(), outer);
+}
+
+/// \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
+/// is col-major (resp. row-major). Read-only.
+///
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const ConstInnerVectorReturnType innerVector(Index outer) const {
+  return ConstInnerVectorReturnType(derived(), outer);
+}
+
+/// \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
+/// is col-major (resp. row-major).
+///
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE InnerVectorsReturnType innerVectors(Index outerStart, Index outerSize) {
+  return Block<Derived, Dynamic, Dynamic, true>(derived(), IsRowMajor ? outerStart : 0, IsRowMajor ? 0 : outerStart,
+                                                IsRowMajor ? outerSize : rows(), IsRowMajor ? cols() : outerSize);
+}
+
+/// \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
+/// is col-major (resp. row-major). Read-only.
+///
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE const ConstInnerVectorsReturnType innerVectors(Index outerStart,
+                                                                                     Index outerSize) const {
+  return Block<const Derived, Dynamic, Dynamic, true>(derived(), IsRowMajor ? outerStart : 0,
+                                                      IsRowMajor ? 0 : outerStart, IsRowMajor ? outerSize : rows(),
+                                                      IsRowMajor ? cols() : outerSize);
+}
+
+/** \returns the i-th subvector (column or vector) according to the \c Direction
+ * \sa subVectors()
+ */
+template <DirectionType Direction>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE std::conditional_t<Direction == Vertical, ColXpr, RowXpr> subVector(Index i) {
+  return std::conditional_t<Direction == Vertical, ColXpr, RowXpr>(derived(), i);
+}
+
+/** This is the const version of subVector(Index) */
+template <DirectionType Direction>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE std::conditional_t<Direction == Vertical, ConstColXpr, ConstRowXpr> subVector(
+    Index i) const {
+  return std::conditional_t<Direction == Vertical, ConstColXpr, ConstRowXpr>(derived(), i);
+}
+
+/** \returns the number of subvectors (rows or columns) in the direction \c Direction
+ * \sa subVector(Index)
+ */
+template <DirectionType Direction>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE constexpr Index subVectors() const {
+  return (Direction == Vertical) ? cols() : rows();
+}