dist()

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Examples

// Sets the background gray value based on

// the distance of the mouse from the center

void draw() 

{ 

  float d = dist(50, 50, mouseX, mouseY);

  fill(d*4);

  rect(0, 0, 99, 99);

}

Description

Calculates the distance between two points.

Syntax

dist(x1, y1, x2,y2)

dist(x1, y1, z1, x2,y2, z2)

Parameters

x1	int or float: x-coordinate of the first point
y1	int or float: y-coordinate of the first point
z1	int or float: z-coordinate of the first point
x2	int or float: x-coordinate of the second point
y2	int or float: y-coordinate of the second point
z2	int or float: z-coordinate of the second point

Returns

Float

Usage

Web & Application

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