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Class

PVector

Name

dist()
Examples
PVector  v1 = new PVector(10, 20, 0);
PVector  v2 = new PVector(60, 80, 0); 
float d = v1.dist(v2);
println(d);  // Prints "78.10249"

PVector  v1 = new PVector(10, 20, 0);
PVector  v2 = new PVector(60, 80, 0); 
float d = PVector.dist(v1, v2);
println(d);  // Prints "78.10249"
Description Calculates the Euclidean distance between two points (considering a point as a vector object).
Syntax
.dist(v)
.dist(v1, v2)
Parameters
v PVector: the x, y, and z coordinates of a PVector
v1 PVector: any variable of type PVector
v2 PVector: any variable of type PVector
Returnsfloat
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:09am EST

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