org.jscience.chemistry.gui.extended.geometry
Class Line

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.chemistry.gui.extended.geometry.Line

public class Line
extends java.lang.Object

A class that defines geometric straight line in 3D space

Constructor Summary

Line()
Default constructor

Line(Point3D pointA, Point3D pointB)
Full constructor

Method Summary

double	distanceTo(Point3D pointX) Return the distance from a given point to the line
GeoVector3D	vectorTo(Point3D pointX) Return the geometric vector from some point on the line to the given point so that the vector is perpendicular to the line.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Line

public Line()

Default constructor

Line

public Line(Point3D pointA,
            Point3D pointB)

Full constructor

Parameters:

pointA - a point on the line

pointB - the other point on the line

Method Detail

vectorTo

public GeoVector3D vectorTo(Point3D pointX)

Return the geometric vector from some point on the line to the given point so that the vector is perpendicular to the line. Assume the given point is not on the line

Parameters:

pointX - the give point

Returns:

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distanceTo

public double distanceTo(Point3D pointX)

Return the distance from a given point to the line

Parameters:

pointX - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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