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PointToLineDistance


Measures the distance between a point and a line.

Syntax

C++
C#
 
void avl::PointToLineDistance
(
	const avl::Point2D& inPoint,
	const avl::Line2D& inLine,
	atl::real inResolution,
	atl::real& outDistance,
	atl::Optional<avl::Segment2D&> outConnectingSegment = atl::NIL
)

Parameters

Name Type Range Default Description
inPoint const Point2D&
inLine const Line2D&
inResolution real 0.0 - 1.0f Number of real-world units per one pixel
outDistance real&
outConnectingSegment Optional<Segment2D&> NIL

Examples

PointToLineDistance performed on a sample point and a sample line. The green segment is the value of outConnectingSegment output.

Errors

Error type Description
DomainError Indefinite line on input in PointToLineDistance.