Vector2f

java.lang.Object
- org.synthclipse.core.math.Vector2f

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, org.synthclipse.core.ICopyable<Vector2f>
```
public final class Vector2f
extends Object
implements Cloneable, Serializable, org.synthclipse.core.ICopyable<Vector2f>
```
Vector2f defines a Vector for a two float value vector.

SCRIPTING: In scripts, Vector2f instance can be created by Native.newVector2() / Native.newVector2(x, y).

Copyright (c) 2009-2012 jMonkeyEngine All rights reserved.
Licensed under BSD license. See the source code for complete license agreement.

Author:

Mark Powell, Joshua Slack

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field and Description

static Vector2f UNIT_XY

float x
the x value of the vector.

float y
the y value of the vector.

static Vector2f ZERO

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static Vector2f`	`UNIT_XY`
`float`	`x` the x value of the vector.
`float`	`y` the y value of the vector.
`static Vector2f`	`ZERO`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Vector2f()` Creates a Vector2f with x and y set to 0.
`Vector2f(float x, float y)` Creates a Vector2f with the given initial x and y values.
`Vector2f(Vector2f vector2f)` Creates a new Vector2f that contains the passed vector's information

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Vector2f`	`add(Vector2f vec)` `add` adds a provided vector to this vector creating a resultant vector which is returned.
`Vector2f`	`add(Vector2f vec, Vector2f result)` `add` adds this vector by `vec` and stores the result in `result`.
`Vector2f`	`addLocal(float addX, float addY)` `addLocal` adds the provided values to this vector internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls.
`Vector2f`	`addLocal(Vector2f vec)` `addLocal` adds a provided vector to this vector internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls.
`float`	`angleBetween(Vector2f otherVector)` `angleBetween` returns (in radians) the angle required to rotate a ray represented by this vector to lie colinear to a ray described by the given vector.
`Vector2f`	`clone()`
`Vector2f`	`copy()`
`Vector3f`	`cross(Vector2f v)` `cross` calculates the cross product of this vector with a parameter vector v.
`float`	`determinant(Vector2f v)`
`float`	`distance(Vector2f v)` `distance` calculates the distance between this vector and vector v.
`float`	`distanceSquared(float otherX, float otherY)` `distanceSquared` calculates the distance squared between this vector and vector v.
`float`	`distanceSquared(Vector2f v)` `distanceSquared` calculates the distance squared between this vector and vector v.
`Vector2f`	`divide(float scalar)` `divide` divides the values of this vector by a scalar and returns the result.
`Vector2f`	`divideLocal(float scalar)` `divideLocal` divides this vector by a scalar internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls.
`float`	`dot(Vector2f vec)` `dot` calculates the dot product of this vector with a provided vector.
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)` are these two vectors the same? they are is they both have the same x and y values.
`float`	`getAngle()` `getAngle` returns (in radians) the angle represented by this Vector2f as expressed by a conversion from rectangular coordinates ( `x`, `y`) to polar coordinates (r, theta).
`float`	`getX()`
`float`	`getY()`
`int`	`hashCode()` `hashCode` returns a unique code for this vector object based on it's values.
`Vector2f`	`interpolate(Vector2f finalVec, float changeAmnt)` Sets this vector to the interpolation by changeAmnt from this to the finalVec this=(1-changeAmnt)this + changeAmnt finalVec
`Vector2f`	`interpolate(Vector2f beginVec, Vector2f finalVec, float changeAmnt)` Sets this vector to the interpolation by changeAmnt from beginVec to finalVec this=(1-changeAmnt)beginVec + changeAmnt finalVec
`static boolean`	`isValidVector(Vector2f vector)` Check a vector...
`float`	`length()` `length` calculates the magnitude of this vector.
`float`	`lengthSquared()` `lengthSquared` calculates the squared value of the magnitude of the vector.
`Vector2f`	`mult(float scalar)` `mult` multiplies this vector by a scalar.
`Vector2f`	`mult(float scalar, Vector2f product)` Multiplies this Vector2f's x and y by the scalar and stores the result in product.
`Vector2f`	`multLocal(float scalar)` `multLocal` multiplies this vector by a scalar internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls.
`Vector2f`	`multLocal(Vector2f vec)` `multLocal` multiplies a provided vector to this vector internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls.
`Vector2f`	`negate()` `negate` returns the negative of this vector.
`Vector2f`	`negateLocal()` `negateLocal` negates the internal values of this vector.
`Vector2f`	`normalize()` `normalize` returns the unit vector of this vector.
`Vector2f`	`normalizeLocal()` `normalizeLocal` makes this vector into a unit vector of itself.
`void`	`readExternal(ObjectInput in)` Used with serialization.
`void`	`rotateAroundOrigin(float angle, boolean cw)`
`Vector2f`	`set(float x, float y)` set the x and y values of the vector
`Vector2f`	`set(Vector2f vec)` set the x and y values of the vector from another vector
`Vector2f`	`setX(float x)`
`Vector2f`	`setY(float y)`
`float`	`smallestAngleBetween(Vector2f otherVector)` `smallestAngleBetween` returns (in radians) the minimum angle between two vectors.
`Vector2f`	`subtract(float valX, float valY)` `subtract` subtracts the given x,y values from those of this vector creating a new vector object.
`Vector2f`	`subtract(Vector2f vec)` `subtract` subtracts the values of a given vector from those of this vector creating a new vector object.
`Vector2f`	`subtract(Vector2f vec, Vector2f store)` `subtract` subtracts the values of a given vector from those of this vector storing the result in the given vector object.
`Vector2f`	`subtractLocal(float valX, float valY)` `subtractLocal` subtracts the provided values from this vector internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls.
`Vector2f`	`subtractLocal(Vector2f vec)` `subtractLocal` subtracts a provided vector to this vector internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls.
`float[]`	`toArray(float[] floats)` Saves this Vector2f into the given float[] object.
`String`	`toString()` `toString` returns the string representation of this vector object.
`void`	`writeExternal(ObjectOutput out)` Used with serialization.
`Vector2f`	`zero()` `zero` resets this vector's data to zero internally.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - ZERO
```
public static final Vector2f ZERO
```
  - UNIT_XY
```
public static final Vector2f UNIT_XY
```
  - x
```
public float x
```
    the x value of the vector.
  - y
```
public float y
```
    the y value of the vector.
- Constructor Detail
  - Vector2f
```
public Vector2f(float x,
                float y)
```
    Creates a Vector2f with the given initial x and y values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - The x value of this Vector2f.
    
    y - The y value of this Vector2f.
  - Vector2f
```
public Vector2f()
```
    Creates a Vector2f with x and y set to 0. Equivalent to Vector2f(0,0).
  - Vector2f
```
public Vector2f(Vector2f vector2f)
```
    Creates a new Vector2f that contains the passed vector's information
    
    Parameters:
    
    vector2f - The vector to copy
- Method Detail
  - set
```
public Vector2f set(float x,
                    float y)
```
    set the x and y values of the vector
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the x value of the vector.
    
    y - the y value of the vector.
    
    Returns:
    
    this vector
  - set
```
public Vector2f set(Vector2f vec)
```
    set the x and y values of the vector from another vector
    
    Parameters:
    
    vec - the vector to copy from
    
    Returns:
    
    this vector
  - add
```
public Vector2f add(Vector2f vec)
```
    add adds a provided vector to this vector creating a resultant vector which is returned. If the provided vector is null, null is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    vec - the vector to add to this.
    
    Returns:
    
    the resultant vector.
  - addLocal
```
public Vector2f addLocal(Vector2f vec)
```
    addLocal adds a provided vector to this vector internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls. If the provided vector is null, null is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    vec - the vector to add to this vector.
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - addLocal
```
public Vector2f addLocal(float addX,
                         float addY)
```
    addLocal adds the provided values to this vector internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls.
    
    Parameters:
    
    addX - value to add to x
    
    addY - value to add to y
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - add
```
public Vector2f add(Vector2f vec,
                    Vector2f result)
```
    add adds this vector by vec and stores the result in result.
    
    Parameters:
    
    vec - The vector to add.
    
    result - The vector to store the result in.
    
    Returns:
    
    The result vector, after adding.
  - dot
```
public float dot(Vector2f vec)
```
    dot calculates the dot product of this vector with a provided vector. If the provided vector is null, 0 is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    vec - the vector to dot with this vector.
    
    Returns:
    
    the resultant dot product of this vector and a given vector.
  - cross
```
public Vector3f cross(Vector2f v)
```
    cross calculates the cross product of this vector with a parameter vector v.
    
    Parameters:
    
    v - the vector to take the cross product of with this.
    
    Returns:
    
    the cross product vector.
  - determinant
```
public float determinant(Vector2f v)
```
  - interpolate
```
public Vector2f interpolate(Vector2f finalVec,
                            float changeAmnt)
```
    Sets this vector to the interpolation by changeAmnt from this to the finalVec this=(1-changeAmnt)*this + changeAmnt * finalVec
    
    Parameters:
    
    finalVec - The final vector to interpolate towards
    
    changeAmnt - An amount between 0.0 - 1.0 representing a percentage change from this towards finalVec
  - interpolate
```
public Vector2f interpolate(Vector2f beginVec,
                            Vector2f finalVec,
                            float changeAmnt)
```
    Sets this vector to the interpolation by changeAmnt from beginVec to finalVec this=(1-changeAmnt)*beginVec + changeAmnt * finalVec
    
    Parameters:
    
    beginVec - The begining vector (delta=0)
    
    finalVec - The final vector to interpolate towards (delta=1)
    
    changeAmnt - An amount between 0.0 - 1.0 representing a precentage change from beginVec towards finalVec
  - isValidVector
```
public static boolean isValidVector(Vector2f vector)
```
    Check a vector... if it is null or its floats are NaN or infinite, return false. Else return true.
    
    Parameters:
    
    vector - the vector to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true or false as stated above.
  - length
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public float length()
```
    length calculates the magnitude of this vector.
    
    Returns:
    
    the length or magnitude of the vector.
  - lengthSquared
```
public float lengthSquared()
```
    lengthSquared calculates the squared value of the magnitude of the vector.
    
    Returns:
    
    the magnitude squared of the vector.
  - distanceSquared
```
public float distanceSquared(Vector2f v)
```
    distanceSquared calculates the distance squared between this vector and vector v.
    
    Parameters:
    
    v - the second vector to determine the distance squared.
    
    Returns:
    
    the distance squared between the two vectors.
  - distanceSquared
```
public float distanceSquared(float otherX,
                             float otherY)
```
    distanceSquared calculates the distance squared between this vector and vector v.
    
    Parameters:
    
    otherX - The X coordinate of the v vector
    
    otherY - The Y coordinate of the v vector
    
    Returns:
    
    the distance squared between the two vectors.
  - distance
```
public float distance(Vector2f v)
```
    distance calculates the distance between this vector and vector v.
    
    Parameters:
    
    v - the second vector to determine the distance.
    
    Returns:
    
    the distance between the two vectors.
  - mult
```
public Vector2f mult(float scalar)
```
    mult multiplies this vector by a scalar. The resultant vector is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    scalar - the value to multiply this vector by.
    
    Returns:
    
    the new vector.
  - multLocal
```
public Vector2f multLocal(float scalar)
```
    multLocal multiplies this vector by a scalar internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls.
    
    Parameters:
    
    scalar - the value to multiply this vector by.
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - multLocal
```
public Vector2f multLocal(Vector2f vec)
```
    multLocal multiplies a provided vector to this vector internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls. If the provided vector is null, null is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    vec - the vector to mult to this vector.
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - mult
```
public Vector2f mult(float scalar,
                     Vector2f product)
```
    Multiplies this Vector2f's x and y by the scalar and stores the result in product. The result is returned for chaining. Similar to product=this*scalar;
    
    Parameters:
    
    scalar - The scalar to multiply by.
    
    product - The vector2f to store the result in.
    
    Returns:
    
    product, after multiplication.
  - divide
```
public Vector2f divide(float scalar)
```
    divide divides the values of this vector by a scalar and returns the result. The values of this vector remain untouched.
    
    Parameters:
    
    scalar - the value to divide this vectors attributes by.
    
    Returns:
    
    the result Vector.
  - divideLocal
```
public Vector2f divideLocal(float scalar)
```
    divideLocal divides this vector by a scalar internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls. Dividing by zero will result in an exception.
    
    Parameters:
    
    scalar - the value to divides this vector by.
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - negate
```
public Vector2f negate()
```
    negate returns the negative of this vector. All values are negated and set to a new vector.
    
    Returns:
    
    the negated vector.
  - negateLocal
```
public Vector2f negateLocal()
```
    negateLocal negates the internal values of this vector.
    
    Returns:
    
    this.
  - subtract
```
public Vector2f subtract(Vector2f vec)
```
    subtract subtracts the values of a given vector from those of this vector creating a new vector object. If the provided vector is null, an exception is thrown.
    
    Parameters:
    
    vec - the vector to subtract from this vector.
    
    Returns:
    
    the result vector.
  - subtract
```
public Vector2f subtract(Vector2f vec,
                         Vector2f store)
```
    subtract subtracts the values of a given vector from those of this vector storing the result in the given vector object. If the provided vector is null, an exception is thrown.
    
    Parameters:
    
    vec - the vector to subtract from this vector.
    
    store - the vector to store the result in. It is safe for this to be the same as vec. If null, a new vector is created.
    
    Returns:
    
    the result vector.
  - subtract
```
public Vector2f subtract(float valX,
                         float valY)
```
    subtract subtracts the given x,y values from those of this vector creating a new vector object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valX - value to subtract from x
    
    valY - value to subtract from y
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - subtractLocal
```
public Vector2f subtractLocal(Vector2f vec)
```
    subtractLocal subtracts a provided vector to this vector internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls. If the provided vector is null, null is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    vec - the vector to subtract
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - subtractLocal
```
public Vector2f subtractLocal(float valX,
                              float valY)
```
    subtractLocal subtracts the provided values from this vector internally, and returns a handle to this vector for easy chaining of calls.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valX - value to subtract from x
    
    valY - value to subtract from y
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - normalize
```
public Vector2f normalize()
```
    normalize returns the unit vector of this vector.
    
    Returns:
    
    unit vector of this vector.
  - normalizeLocal
```
public Vector2f normalizeLocal()
```
    normalizeLocal makes this vector into a unit vector of itself.
    
    Returns:
    
    this.
  - smallestAngleBetween
```
public float smallestAngleBetween(Vector2f otherVector)
```
    smallestAngleBetween returns (in radians) the minimum angle between two vectors. It is assumed that both this vector and the given vector are unit vectors (iow, normalized).
    
    Parameters:
    
    otherVector - a unit vector to find the angle against
    
    Returns:
    
    the angle in radians.
  - angleBetween
```
public float angleBetween(Vector2f otherVector)
```
    angleBetween returns (in radians) the angle required to rotate a ray represented by this vector to lie colinear to a ray described by the given vector. It is assumed that both this vector and the given vector are unit vectors (iow, normalized).
    
    Parameters:
    
    otherVector - the "destination" unit vector
    
    Returns:
    
    the angle in radians.
  - getX
```
public float getX()
```
  - setX
```
public Vector2f setX(float x)
```
  - getY
```
public float getY()
```
  - setY
```
public Vector2f setY(float y)
```
  - getAngle
```
public float getAngle()
```
    getAngle returns (in radians) the angle represented by this Vector2f as expressed by a conversion from rectangular coordinates ( x, y) to polar coordinates (r, theta).
    
    Returns:
    
    the angle in radians. [-pi, pi)
  - zero
```
public Vector2f zero()
```
    zero resets this vector's data to zero internally.
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    hashCode returns a unique code for this vector object based on it's values. If two vectors are logically equivalent, they will return the same hash code value.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the hash code value of this vector.
  - clone
```
public Vector2f clone()
```
    Overrides:
    
    clone in class Object
  - toArray
```
public float[] toArray(float[] floats)
```
    Saves this Vector2f into the given float[] object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    floats - The float[] to take this Vector2f. If null, a new float[2] is created.
    
    Returns:
    
    The array, with X, Y float values in that order
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    are these two vectors the same? they are is they both have the same x and y values.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the object to compare for equality
    
    Returns:
    
    true if they are equal
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    toString returns the string representation of this vector object. The format of the string is such: com.jme.math.Vector2f [X=XX.XXXX, Y=YY.YYYY]
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation of this vector.
  - readExternal
```
public void readExternal(ObjectInput in)
                  throws IOException,
                         ClassNotFoundException
```
    Used with serialization. Not to be called manually.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - ObjectInput
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    ClassNotFoundException
    
    See Also:
    
    Externalizable
  - writeExternal
```
public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out)
                   throws IOException
```
    Used with serialization. Not to be called manually.
    
    Parameters:
    
    out - ObjectOutput
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    See Also:
    
    Externalizable
  - rotateAroundOrigin
```
public void rotateAroundOrigin(float angle,
                               boolean cw)
```
  - copy
```
public Vector2f copy()
```
    Specified by:
    
    copy in interface org.synthclipse.core.ICopyable<Vector2f>

Class Vector2f

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

ZERO

UNIT_XY

x

y

Constructor Detail

Vector2f

Vector2f

Vector2f

Method Detail

set

set

add

addLocal

addLocal

add

dot

cross

determinant

interpolate

interpolate

isValidVector

length

lengthSquared

distanceSquared

distanceSquared

distance

mult

multLocal

multLocal

mult

divide

divideLocal

negate

negateLocal

subtract

subtract

subtract

subtractLocal

subtractLocal

normalize

normalizeLocal

smallestAngleBetween

angleBetween

getX

setX

getY

setY

getAngle

zero

hashCode

clone

toArray

equals

toString

readExternal

writeExternal

rotateAroundOrigin

copy