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Class

PVector

Name

mag()
Examples
PVector v;

void setup() {
  size(100, 100);
  v = new PVector(20.0, 30.0, 40.0);
  float m = v.mag();
  println(m);  // Prints "53.851646"
}
Description Calculates the magnitude (length) of the vector and returns the result as a float (this is simply the equation sqrt(x*x + y*y + z*z).)
Syntax
.mag()
Returnsfloat
RelatedmagSq()
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:09am EST

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