StraightLine2D

java.lang.Object

inra.ijpb.geometry.StraightLine2D

public class StraightLine2D
extends java.lang.Object

A straight line in the plane. Defined by an origin and a direction.

Author:: dlegland

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`StraightLine2D(java.awt.geom.Point2D origin, Vector2D direction)`	Creates a new straight line from an origin and a direction vector.
`StraightLine2D(java.awt.geom.Point2D source, java.awt.geom.Point2D target)`	Creates a new straight line from two points belonging to the line

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`double`	`distance(java.awt.geom.Point2D point)`	Computes the distance between this line and a query point.
`Vector2D`	`getDirection()`
`java.awt.geom.Point2D`	`getOrigin()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- StraightLine2D
  
  public StraightLine2D(java.awt.geom.Point2D origin, Vector2D direction)
  
  Creates a new straight line from an origin and a direction vector.
  
  Parameters:
  
  origin - the origin of the line
  
  direction - the direction vector of the line
- StraightLine2D
  
  public StraightLine2D(java.awt.geom.Point2D source, java.awt.geom.Point2D target)
  
  Creates a new straight line from two points belonging to the line
  
  Parameters:
  
  source - the first point (used as origin)
  
  target - the second point (used to compute the direction vector)
Method Details
- getOrigin
  
  public java.awt.geom.Point2D getOrigin()
  
  Returns:
  
  the origin of this line
- getDirection
  
  public Vector2D getDirection()
  
  Returns:
  
  the direction vector of this line
- distance
  
  public double distance(java.awt.geom.Point2D point)
  
  Computes the distance between this line and a query point.
  
  Parameters:
  
  point - the query point
  
  Returns:
  
  the distance between the point and the line