Name

dist()

Description

Calculates the distance between two points.

Examples

  • // Sets the background gray value based on the distance 
    // of the mouse from the center of the screen
    void draw() {
      noStroke();
      float d = dist(width/2, height/2, mouseX, mouseY);
      float maxDist = dist(0, 0, width/2, height/2);
      float gray = map(d, 0, maxDist, 0, 255);
      fill(gray);
      rect(0, 0, width, height);
    }
    

Syntax

  • dist(x1, y1, x2, y2)
  • dist(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2)

Parameters

  • x1(float)x-coordinate of the first point
  • y1(float)y-coordinate of the first point
  • z1(float)z-coordinate of the first point
  • x2(float)x-coordinate of the second point
  • y2(float)y-coordinate of the second point
  • z2(float)z-coordinate of the second point

Return

  • float