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quaternion Constructor

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Declaration

public quaternion(float x, float y, float z, float w);

Parameters

Parameter Description
x The quaternion x component.
y The quaternion y component.
z The quaternion z component.
w The quaternion w component.

Description

Constructs a quaternion from four float values.

Declaration

public quaternion(float4 value);

Parameters

Parameter Description
value The quaternion xyzw component values.

Description

Constructs a quaternion from float4 vector.

Declaration

public quaternion(float3x3 m);

Parameters

Parameter Description
m The float3x3 orthonormal rotation matrix.

Description

Constructs a unit quaternion from a float3x3 rotation matrix. The matrix must be orthonormal.

Declaration

public quaternion(float4x4 m);

Parameters

Parameter Description
m The float4x4 orthonormal rotation matrix.

Description

Constructs a unit quaternion from an orthonormal float4x4 matrix.

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