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    Declaration

    public static float distance(float x, float y);

    Parameters

    Parameter Description
    x First value to use in distance computation.
    y Second value to use in distance computation.

    Returns

    float The distance between x and y.

    Description

    Returns the distance between two float values.

    Declaration

    public static float distance(float2 x, float2 y);

    Parameters

    Parameter Description
    x First vector to use in distance computation.
    y Second vector to use in distance computation.

    Returns

    float The distance between x and y.

    Description

    Returns the distance between two float2 vectors.

    Declaration

    public static float distance(float3 x, float3 y);

    Parameters

    Parameter Description
    x First vector to use in distance computation.
    y Second vector to use in distance computation.

    Returns

    float The distance between x and y.

    Description

    Returns the distance between two float3 vectors.

    Declaration

    public static float distance(float4 x, float4 y);

    Parameters

    Parameter Description
    x First vector to use in distance computation.
    y Second vector to use in distance computation.

    Returns

    float The distance between x and y.

    Description

    Returns the distance between two float4 vectors.

    Declaration

    public static double distance(double x, double y);

    Parameters

    Parameter Description
    x First value to use in distance computation.
    y Second value to use in distance computation.

    Returns

    double The distance between x and y.

    Description

    Returns the distance between two double values.

    Declaration

    public static double distance(double2 x, double2 y);

    Parameters

    Parameter Description
    x First vector to use in distance computation.
    y Second vector to use in distance computation.

    Returns

    double The distance between x and y.

    Description

    Returns the distance between two double2 vectors.

    Declaration

    public static double distance(double3 x, double3 y);

    Parameters

    Parameter Description
    x First vector to use in distance computation.
    y Second vector to use in distance computation.

    Returns

    double The distance between x and y.

    Description

    Returns the distance between two double3 vectors.

    Declaration

    public static double distance(double4 x, double4 y);

    Parameters

    Parameter Description
    x First vector to use in distance computation.
    y Second vector to use in distance computation.

    Returns

    double The distance between x and y.

    Description

    Returns the distance between two double4 vectors.

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