Point(x, y)

The Point constructor

The following example :

var point = new Point(5, 5);
trace(point);

[object Point x=5 y=5]	

add(pt)

Adds the coordinates of another Point to the existing point, and returns a new Point

The following example :

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
var pt2 = new Point(10, 20);
pt1     = pt1.add(pt2);
trace(pt1);

[object Point x=15 y=25]	

subtract(pt)

Subtracts the coordinates of another Point from the existing point, and returns a new Point

The following example :

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
var pt2 = new Point(10, 20);
pt1     = pt1.subtract(pt2);
trace(pt1);

[object Point x=-5 y=-15]	

equals(pt)

Tests whether two points share the same position

The following example :

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
var pt2 = new Point(10, 20);
trace(pt1.equals(pt2));

false

offset(dx, dy)

Offsets the Point by specified x and y amounts

The following example :

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
trace(pt1.offset(10, 10));

[object Point x=15 y=15]

normalize(scalar)

Normalises the Point's x and y values (based on the length from the origin)

The following example :

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
trace(pt1.normalize());

[object Point x=0.7071067811865475 y=0.7071067811865475]	

orbit(pt, arcWidth, arcHeight, degrees)

Orbits the Point around another Point

The following example draws a circle on the stage:

var src = new Point(0, 0);
var pt1 = new Point();
var pt2 = new Point();

for (var i = 0; i
	
[object Point x=10 y=0]
[object Point x=18.090169943749473 y=5.877852522924732]
[object Point x=21.180339887498945 y=15.388417685876266]
[object Point x=18.090169943749473 y=24.898982848827803]
[object Point x=10 y=30.776835371752536]
[object Point x=0 y=30.776835371752536]
[object Point x=-8.090169943749476 y=24.898982848827806]
[object Point x=-11.180339887498953 y=15.388417685876272]
[object Point x=-8.09016994374948 y=5.877852522924735]
[object Point x=-7.105427357601002e-15 y=1.7763568394002505e-15]	
	

degreesTo(pt)

Gets the angle in degrees from this Point to another Point

The following example traces how many degrees from pt1 to pt2:

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
var pt2 = new Point(10, 20);
trace(pt1.degreesTo(pt2));

-108.43494882292202	

distanceTo(pt)

Gets the distance in pixels from this Point to another Point

The following example traces the distance from pt1 to pt2:

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
var pt2 = new Point(10, 20);
trace(pt1.distanceTo(pt2));

15.811388300841896	

interpolate(pt, f)

Gets the interpolated distance in pixels from this Point to another Point

The following example creates 11 points between pt1 and pt2:

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
var pt2 = new Point(10, 20);

for (var i = 0; i
	
[object Point x=0 y=0]
[object Point x=1.5 y=2.5]
[object Point x=3 y=5]
[object Point x=4.500000000000001 y=7.500000000000001]
[object Point x=6 y=10]
[object Point x=7.5 y=12.5]
[object Point x=9 y=15]
[object Point x=10.5 y=17.5]
[object Point x=11.999999999999998 y=20]
[object Point x=13.499999999999998 y=22.499999999999996]
[object Point x=14.999999999999998 y=24.999999999999996]
	

clone()

Returns a copy of the current Point

The following example clones a point then changes the properties of the first point to check:

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
var pt2 = pt1.clone();
pt1.x = 20;
trace(pt2);

[object Point x=5 y=5]

toString()

Returns a String representation of the Point

The following example traces a Point instance:

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
trace(pt1);

[object Point x=5 y=5]

interpolate(pt1, pt2, f)

Gets the interpolated distance in pixels from a source Point a target Point

The following example creates 11 points between pt1 and pt2:

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
var pt2 = new Point(10, 20);

for (var i = 0; i
	
[object Point x=0 y=0]
[object Point x=1.5 y=2.5]
[object Point x=3 y=5]
[object Point x=4.500000000000001 y=7.500000000000001]
[object Point x=6 y=10]
[object Point x=7.5 y=12.5]
[object Point x=9 y=15]
[object Point x=10.5 y=17.5]
[object Point x=11.999999999999998 y=20]
[object Point x=13.499999999999998 y=22.499999999999996]
[object Point x=14.999999999999998 y=24.999999999999996]
	

polar(length, angle)

Returns a new Point, based on an angle around and length from the Origin (0, 0)

The following example traces the points in a circle around the origin (0,0):

for (var i = 0; i
	
[object Point x=0 y=10]
[object Point x=-9.917788534431157 y=-1.2796368962740468]
[object Point x=2.5382336276203628 y=-9.672505882738825]
[object Point x=9.26818505417785 y=3.7550959776701207]
[object Point x=-4.9102159389846936 y=8.711474010323435]
[object Point x=-8.011526357338305 y=-5.984600690578581]
[object Point x=6.960584883449115 y=-7.179850839697136]
[object Point x=6.23012211003653 y=7.822121099422712]
[object Point x=-8.555043707508208 y=5.177955886508133]
[object Point x=-4.040652194563607 y=-9.147301779353752]
[object Point x=9.589157234143066 y=-2.8369109148652734]	
	

distance(pt1, pt2)

Gets the distance in pixels from a source Point a target Point

The following example gets the distance between 2 points:

var pt1 = new Point(5, 5);
var pt2 = new Point(10, 20);

trace(Point.distance(pt1, pt2));

15.811388300841896