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Vector3.Distance

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public static function Distance(a: Vector3, b: Vector3): float;
public static float Distance(Vector3 a, Vector3 b);

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Returns the distance between a and b.

Vector3.Distance(a,b) is the same as (a-b).magnitude.

	var other : Transform;
	if (other) {
		var dist = Vector3.Distance(other.position, transform.position);
		print ("Distance to other: " + dist);
	}
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { public Transform other; void Example() { if (other) { float dist = Vector3.Distance(other.position, transform.position); print("Distance to other: " + dist); } } }