dot-distancePointSegment: Calculate shortest distance between point and line segment

In CoreGx: Classes and Functions to Serve as the Basis for Other 'Gx' Packages

Description

This function calculates the shortest distance between a point and a line segment in 2D space.

Usage

.distancePointSegment(x, y, x1, y1, x2, y2)

Arguments

x	x-coordinate of point
y	y-coordinate of point
x1	x-coordinate of one endpoint of the line segment
y1	y-coordinate of line segment endpoint with x-coordinate x1
x2	x-coordinate of other endpoint of line segment
y2	y-coordinate of line segment endpoint with x-coordinate x2

Value

numeric The shortest distance between a point and a line segment

Examples

.distancePointSegment(0, 0, -1, 1, 1, -1)

CoreGx documentation built on Nov. 8, 2020, 4:50 p.m.