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Class

PVector

Name

dot()

Examples
PVector  v = new PVector(10, 20, 0);
float d = v.dot(60, 80, 0);
println(d);  // Prints "2200.0"

PVector  v1 = new PVector(10, 20, 0);
PVector  v2 = new PVector(60, 80, 0); 
float d = v1.dot(v2);
println(d);  // Prints "2200.0"
Description Calculates the dot product of two vectors.
Syntax
.dot(v)
.dot(x, y, z)
.dot(v1, v2)
Parameters
v PVector: any variable of type PVector
x float: x component of the vector
y float: y component of the vector
z float: z component of the vector
v1 PVector: any variable of type PVector
v2 PVector: any variable of type PVector
Returnsfloat
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:09am EST