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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);
+}
+
+/// 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);
+}
+
+/// \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
+typename internal::conditional<Direction==Vertical,ColXpr,RowXpr>::type
+subVector(Index i)
+{
+  return typename internal::conditional<Direction==Vertical,ColXpr,RowXpr>::type(derived(),i);
+}
+
+/** This is the const version of subVector(Index) */
+template<DirectionType Direction>
+EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
+typename internal::conditional<Direction==Vertical,ConstColXpr,ConstRowXpr>::type
+subVector(Index i) const
+{
+  return typename internal::conditional<Direction==Vertical,ConstColXpr,ConstRowXpr>::type(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 EIGEN_CONSTEXPR
+Index subVectors() const
+{ return (Direction==Vertical)?cols():rows(); }