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Declaration

public static float distance(float x, float y);

Parameters

Parameter Description
x First value to use in distance computation.
y Second value to use in distance computation.

Returns

float The distance between x and y.

Description

Returns the distance between two float values.

Declaration

public static float distance(float2 x, float2 y);

Parameters

Parameter Description
x First vector to use in distance computation.
y Second vector to use in distance computation.

Returns

float The distance between x and y.

Description

Returns the distance between two float2 vectors.

Declaration

public static float distance(float3 x, float3 y);

Parameters

Parameter Description
x First vector to use in distance computation.
y Second vector to use in distance computation.

Returns

float The distance between x and y.

Description

Returns the distance between two float3 vectors.

Declaration

public static float distance(float4 x, float4 y);

Parameters

Parameter Description
x First vector to use in distance computation.
y Second vector to use in distance computation.

Returns

float The distance between x and y.

Description

Returns the distance between two float4 vectors.

Declaration

public static double distance(double x, double y);

Parameters

Parameter Description
x First value to use in distance computation.
y Second value to use in distance computation.

Returns

double The distance between x and y.

Description

Returns the distance between two double values.

Declaration

public static double distance(double2 x, double2 y);

Parameters

Parameter Description
x First vector to use in distance computation.
y Second vector to use in distance computation.

Returns

double The distance between x and y.

Description

Returns the distance between two double2 vectors.

Declaration

public static double distance(double3 x, double3 y);

Parameters

Parameter Description
x First vector to use in distance computation.
y Second vector to use in distance computation.

Returns

double The distance between x and y.

Description

Returns the distance between two double3 vectors.

Declaration

public static double distance(double4 x, double4 y);

Parameters

Parameter Description
x First vector to use in distance computation.
y Second vector to use in distance computation.

Returns

double The distance between x and y.

Description

Returns the distance between two double4 vectors.

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