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Extending Flash > Objects > Math object > Math.pointDistance()

Math.pointDistance()

Availability

Flash MX 2004.

Usage

Math.pointDistance(pt1, pt2)

Parameters

pt1 and pt2 Specify the points between which distance is measured.

Returns

A floating-point value that represents the distance between the points.

Description

Method; computes the distance between two points.

Example

The following example stores the value for the distance between pt1 and pt2 in the dist variable:

var pt1 = {x:10, y:20}
var pt2 = {x:100, y:200}
var dist = fl.Math.pointDistance(pt1, pt2);

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