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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
vec.dot(x, y, z)
vec.dot(v)
Parameters
vec
any variable of type PVector
x
float: the x component of a vector
y
float: the y component of a vector
z
float: the z component of a vector
v
PVector: the x, y, and z components from a PVector object
Returns
float
Usage
Web & Application
Updated on June 14, 2010 12:05:29pm EDT
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