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Class

PVector
Name

dot()
Examples 
PVector  v = new PVector(10, 20, 0);
float d = v.dot(60, 80, 0);
println(d);  // Prints "2200.0"
PVector  v1 = new PVector(10, 20, 0);
PVector  v2 = new PVector(60, 80, 0); 
float d = v1.dot(v2);
println(d);  // Prints "2200.0"
Description Calculates the dot product of two vectors.
Syntax 
vec.dot(x, y, z)
vec.dot(v)
Parameters
vec any variable of type PVector
x float: the x component of a vector
y float: the y component of a vector
z float: the z component of a vector
v PVector: the x, y, and z components from a PVector object
Returns float
Usage Web & Application
Updated on June 14, 2010 12:05:29pm EDT

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