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_QGAR_distance.H

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00001 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------+
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00026 
00027 
00028 #ifndef ___QGAR_DISTANCE_H_INCLUDED__
00029 #define ___QGAR_DISTANCE_H_INCLUDED__
00030 
00031 
00032 /**
00033  * @file   _QGAR_distance.H
00034  * @brief  Global functions to compute distances between primitives.
00035  *
00036  * @warning <b>Not to be used as include file!</b>
00037  * <br>When working with primitives, use header file primitives.H.
00038  *
00039  * @author <a href="mailto:qgar-develop@loria.fr?subject=Qgar fwd Gérald Masini">Gérald Masini</a>
00040  * @date   February 03 2005,  17:44
00041  * @since  Qgar 2.2
00042  */
00043 
00044 
00045 // For RCS/CVS use: Do not delete
00046 /* $Id: _QGAR_distance.H,v 1.2 2005/09/14 10:53:19 masini Exp $ */
00047 
00048 
00049 
00050 namespace qgar
00051 {
00052 
00053 
00054 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
00055  |                                                                   |
00056  |      GLOBAL FUNCTIONS TO COMPUTE DISTANCES BETWEEN PRIMITIVES     |
00057  |                                                                   |
00058  *-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
00059 
00060 
00061 /** 
00062  * @name Global functions to compute distances between primitives
00063  */
00064 //@{
00065 
00066 
00067 /**
00068  * @ingroup GLOB_PRIM_DIST
00069  *
00070  * @brief Difference between X coordinates of the given points:
00071  *   <b>X(aPt1) - X(aPt2)</b>.
00072  *
00073  * @param aPt1  a point
00074  * @param aPt2  a point
00075  */
00076 template <class T>
00077 inline T
00078 qgDX(const GenPoint<T>& aPt1, const GenPoint<T>& aPt2);
00079 
00080 
00081 /**
00082  * @ingroup GLOB_PRIM_DIST
00083  *
00084  * @brief Difference between Y coordinates of the given points:
00085  *  <b>Y(aPt1) - Y(aPt2)</b>.
00086  *
00087  * @param aPt1  a point
00088  * @param aPt2  a point
00089  */
00090 template <class T>
00091 inline T
00092 qgDY(const GenPoint<T>& aPt1, const GenPoint<T>& aPt2);
00093 
00094 
00095 /**
00096  * @ingroup GLOB_PRIM_DIST
00097  *
00098  * @brief Distance between two points.
00099  *
00100  * @param aPt1  a point
00101  * @param aPt2  a point
00102  */
00103 template <class T>
00104 double
00105 qgDist(const GenPoint<T>& aPt1, const GenPoint<T>& aPt2);
00106 
00107 
00108 /**
00109  * @ingroup GLOB_PRIM_DIST
00110  *
00111  * @brief Distance between point <b>c</b> and its a perpendicular
00112  *   projection onto the line passing through points
00113  *  <b>a</b> and <b>b</b>.
00114  *
00115  * @param c  a point
00116  * @param a  a point
00117  * @param b  a point
00118  */
00119 template <class T>
00120 double
00121 qgDist(const GenPoint<T>& c,
00122        const GenPoint<T>& a,
00123        const GenPoint<T>& b);
00124 
00125 
00126 /**
00127  * @ingroup GLOB_PRIM_DIST
00128  *
00129  * @brief Distance between point <b>(0,0)</b> and its perpendicular
00130  *   projection onto the line supporting a segment.
00131  *
00132  * Always positive.
00133  *
00134  * @param aSeg  a segment
00135  */
00136 template <class T>
00137 inline double
00138 qgDist(const GenSegment<T>& aSeg);
00139 
00140 
00141 /**
00142  * @ingroup GLOB_PRIM_DIST
00143  *
00144  * @brief Distance between point <b>(0,0)</b> and its perpendicular
00145  *   projection onto the line supporting a Qgar segment.
00146  *
00147  * Always positive.
00148  *
00149  * @param aQSeg  a Qgar segment
00150  */
00151 template <class T>
00152 inline double
00153 qgDist(const GenQgarSegment<T>& aQSeg);
00154 
00155 
00156 /**
00157  * @ingroup GLOB_PRIM_DIST
00158  *
00159  * @brief Distance between a point and its perpendicular
00160  *   projection onto the line supporting a segment.
00161  *
00162  * Always positive.
00163  *
00164  * @param aPt   a point
00165  * @param aSeg  a segment
00166  */
00167 template <class T>
00168 inline double
00169 qgDist(const GenPoint<T>& aPt, const GenSegment<T>& aSeg);
00170 
00171 
00172 /**
00173  * @ingroup GLOB_PRIM_DIST
00174  *
00175  * @brief Distance between a point and its perpendicular
00176  *   projection onto the line supporting a Qgar segment.
00177  *
00178  * Always positive.
00179  *
00180  * @param c      a point
00181  * @param aQSeg  a Qgar segment
00182  */
00183 template <class T>
00184 inline double
00185 qgDist(const GenPoint<T>& c, const GenQgarSegment<T>& aQSeg);
00186 
00187 
00188 /**
00189  * @ingroup GLOB_PRIM_DIST
00190  *
00191  * @brief Squared distance between two points.
00192  *
00193  * @param aPt1  a point
00194  * @param aPt2  a point
00195  */
00196 template <class T>
00197 double
00198 qgSqr_dist(const GenPoint<T>& aPt1, const GenPoint<T>& aPt2);
00199 
00200 
00201 //@}
00202 
00203 
00204 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
00205  |                                                                   |
00206  *-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
00207 
00208 
00209 } // namespace qgar
00210 
00211 
00212 #endif /* ___QGAR_DISTANCE_H_INCLUDED__ */