Point_distance - hpgDesigns/hpgdesigns-dev.io GitHub Wiki

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Description

Calculates the distance between two point's (Pythagorean's theorem) and returns the result.

Parameters

  • x1: (x1,y1) first coordinate
  • y1
  • x2: (x2,y2) second coordinate
  • y2

Return Values

double: Returns the distance between two points.

Example Call

// demonstrates getting the distance between two points, (0,0) and (5,0), in this case the result is 5
var ptdist;
ptdist = point_distance(0, 0, 5, 0);

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Category:Function:Real