Class Vec2

A 2-dimensional vector.

Index

Constructors

constructor

Properties

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Constructors

constructor

new Vec2(x?: number | number[], y?: number): Vec2
Create a new Vec2 instance.
Parameters
- Optionalx: number | number[] = 0
  The x value. Defaults to 0. If x is an array of length 2, the array will be used to populate all components.
- Optionaly: number = 0
  The y value. Defaults to 0.
Returns Vec2
Example
```
const v = new pc.Vec2(1, 2);
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:32

Properties

x

x: number

The first component of the vector.

y

y: number

The second component of the vector.

`Static` `Readonly`DOWN

DOWN: Vec2 = ...

A constant vector set to [0, -1].

`Static` `Readonly`LEFT

LEFT: Vec2 = ...

A constant vector set to [-1, 0].

`Static` `Readonly`ONE

ONE: Vec2 = ...

A constant vector set to [1, 1].

`Static` `Readonly`RIGHT

RIGHT: Vec2 = ...

A constant vector set to [1, 0].

`Static` `Readonly`UP

UP: Vec2 = ...

A constant vector set to [0, 1].

`Static` `Readonly`ZERO

ZERO: Vec2 = ...

A constant vector set to [0, 0].

Methods

add

add(rhs: Vec2): Vec2
Adds a 2-dimensional vector to another in place.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The vector to add to the specified vector.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2(10, 10);
const b = new pc.Vec2(20, 20);

a.add(b);

// Outputs [30, 30]
console.log("The result of the addition is: " + a.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:56

add2

add2(lhs: Vec2, rhs: Vec2): Vec2
Adds two 2-dimensional vectors together and returns the result.
Parameters
- lhs: Vec2
  The first vector operand for the addition.
- rhs: Vec2
  The second vector operand for the addition.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2(10, 10);
const b = new pc.Vec2(20, 20);
const r = new pc.Vec2();

r.add2(a, b);
// Outputs [30, 30]

console.log("The result of the addition is: " + r.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:79

addScalar

addScalar(scalar: number): Vec2
Adds a number to each element of a vector.
Parameters
- scalar: number
  The number to add.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const vec = new pc.Vec2(3, 4);

vec.addScalar(2);

// Outputs [5, 6]
console.log("The result of the addition is: " + vec.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:99

addScaled

addScaled(rhs: Vec2, scalar: number): Vec2
Adds a 2-dimensional vector scaled by scalar value. Does not modify the vector being added.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The vector to add to the specified vector.
- scalar: number
  The number to multiply the added vector with.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const vec = new pc.Vec2(1, 2);

vec.addScaled(pc.Vec2.UP, 2);

// Outputs [1, 4]
console.log("The result of the addition is: " + vec.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:120

angle

angle(): number
Returns the angle in degrees of the specified 2-dimensional vector.

Returns number
The angle in degrees of the specified 2-dimensional vector.
Example
```
const v = new pc.Vec2(6, 0);
const angle = v.angle();
// Outputs 90..
console.log("The angle of the vector is: " + angle);
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:481

angleTo

angleTo(rhs: Vec2): number
Returns the shortest Euler angle between two 2-dimensional vectors.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The 2-dimensional vector to calculate angle to.
Returns number
The shortest angle in degrees between two 2-dimensional vectors.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2(0, 10); // up
const b = new pc.Vec2(1, -1); // down-right
const angle = a.angleTo(b);
// Outputs 135..
console.log("The angle between vectors a and b: " + angle);
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:497

ceil

ceil(src?: Vec2): Vec2
Each element is rounded up to the next largest integer.
Parameters
- Optionalsrc: Vec2 = ...
  The vector to ceil. If not set, the operation is done in place.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:519

clone

clone(): Vec2
Returns an identical copy of the specified 2-dimensional vector.

Returns Vec2
A 2-dimensional vector containing the result of the cloning.
Example
```
const v = new pc.Vec2(10, 20);
const vclone = v.clone();
console.log("The result of the cloning is: " + vclone.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:136

copy

copy(rhs: Vec2): Vec2
Copies the contents of a source 2-dimensional vector to a destination 2-dimensional vector.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  A vector to copy to the specified vector.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const src = new pc.Vec2(10, 20);
const dst = new pc.Vec2();

dst.copy(src);

console.log("The two vectors are " + (dst.equals(src) ? "equal" : "different"));
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:155

cross

cross(rhs: Vec2): number
Returns the result of a cross product operation performed on the two specified 2-dimensional vectors.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The second 2-dimensional vector operand of the cross product.
Returns number
The cross product of the two vectors.
Example
```
const right = new pc.Vec2(1, 0);
const up = new pc.Vec2(0, 1);
const crossProduct = right.cross(up);

// Prints 1
console.log("The result of the cross product is: " + crossProduct);
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:176

distance

distance(rhs: Vec2): number
Returns the distance between the two specified 2-dimensional vectors.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The second 2-dimensional vector to test.
Returns number
The distance between the two vectors.
Example
```
const v1 = new pc.Vec2(5, 10);
const v2 = new pc.Vec2(10, 20);
const d = v1.distance(v2);
console.log("The distance between v1 and v2 is: " + d);
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:191

div

div(rhs: Vec2): Vec2
Divides a 2-dimensional vector by another in place.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The vector to divide the specified vector by.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2(4, 9);
const b = new pc.Vec2(2, 3);

a.div(b);

// Outputs [2, 3]
console.log("The result of the division is: " + a.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:211

div2

div2(lhs: Vec2, rhs: Vec2): Vec2
Divides one 2-dimensional vector by another and writes the result to the specified vector.
Parameters
- lhs: Vec2
  The dividend vector (the vector being divided).
- rhs: Vec2
  The divisor vector (the vector dividing the dividend).
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2(4, 9);
const b = new pc.Vec2(2, 3);
const r = new pc.Vec2();

r.div2(a, b);
// Outputs [2, 3]

console.log("The result of the division is: " + r.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:234

divScalar

divScalar(scalar: number): Vec2
Divides each element of a vector by a number.
Parameters
- scalar: number
  The number to divide by.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const vec = new pc.Vec2(3, 6);

vec.divScalar(3);

// Outputs [1, 2]
console.log("The result of the division is: " + vec.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:254

dot

dot(rhs: Vec2): number
Returns the result of a dot product operation performed on the two specified 2-dimensional vectors.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The second 2-dimensional vector operand of the dot product.
Returns number
The result of the dot product operation.
Example
```
const v1 = new pc.Vec2(5, 10);
const v2 = new pc.Vec2(10, 20);
const v1dotv2 = v1.dot(v2);
console.log("The result of the dot product is: " + v1dotv2);
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:273

equals

equals(rhs: Vec2): boolean
Reports whether two vectors are equal.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The vector to compare to the specified vector.
Returns boolean
True if the vectors are equal and false otherwise.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2(1, 2);
const b = new pc.Vec2(4, 5);
console.log("The two vectors are " + (a.equals(b) ? "equal" : "different"));
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:287

equalsApprox

equalsApprox(rhs: Vec2, epsilon?: number): boolean
Reports whether two vectors are equal using an absolute error tolerance.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The vector to be compared against.
- Optionalepsilon: number = 1e-6
  The maximum difference between each component of the two vectors. Defaults to 1e-6.
Returns boolean
True if the vectors are equal and false otherwise.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2();
const b = new pc.Vec2();
console.log("The two vectors are approximately " + (a.equalsApprox(b, 1e-9) ? "equal" : "different"));
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:303

floor

floor(src?: Vec2): Vec2
Each element is set to the largest integer less than or equal to its value.
Parameters
- Optionalsrc: Vec2 = ...
  The vector to floor. If not set, the operation is done in place.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:507

length

length(): number
Returns the magnitude of the specified 2-dimensional vector.

Returns number
The magnitude of the specified 2-dimensional vector.
Example
```
const vec = new pc.Vec2(3, 4);
const len = vec.length();
// Outputs 5
console.log("The length of the vector is: " + len);
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:318

lengthSq

lengthSq(): number
Returns the magnitude squared of the specified 2-dimensional vector.

Returns number
The magnitude of the specified 2-dimensional vector.
Example
```
const vec = new pc.Vec2(3, 4);
const len = vec.lengthSq();
// Outputs 25
console.log("The length squared of the vector is: " + len);
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:332

lerp

lerp(lhs: Vec2, rhs: Vec2, alpha: number): Vec2
Returns the result of a linear interpolation between two specified 2-dimensional vectors.
Parameters
- lhs: Vec2
  The 2-dimensional to interpolate from.
- rhs: Vec2
  The 2-dimensional to interpolate to.
- alpha: number
  The value controlling the point of interpolation. Between 0 and 1, the linear interpolant will occur on a straight line between lhs and rhs. Outside of this range, the linear interpolant will occur on a ray extrapolated from this line.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2(0, 0);
const b = new pc.Vec2(10, 10);
const r = new pc.Vec2();

r.lerp(a, b, 0);   // r is equal to a
r.lerp(a, b, 0.5); // r is 5, 5
r.lerp(a, b, 1);   // r is equal to b
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:354

max

max(rhs: Vec2): Vec2
Each element is assigned a value from rhs parameter if it is larger.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The 2-dimensional vector used as the source of elements to compare to.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:555

min

min(rhs: Vec2): Vec2
Each element is assigned a value from rhs parameter if it is smaller.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The 2-dimensional vector used as the source of elements to compare to.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:543

mul

mul(rhs: Vec2): Vec2
Multiplies a 2-dimensional vector to another in place.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The 2-dimensional vector used as the second multiplicand of the operation.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2(2, 3);
const b = new pc.Vec2(4, 5);

a.mul(b);

// Outputs 8, 15
console.log("The result of the multiplication is: " + a.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:375

mul2

mul2(lhs: Vec2, rhs: Vec2): Vec2
Returns the result of multiplying the specified 2-dimensional vectors together.
Parameters
- lhs: Vec2
  The 2-dimensional vector used as the first multiplicand of the operation.
- rhs: Vec2
  The 2-dimensional vector used as the second multiplicand of the operation.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2(2, 3);
const b = new pc.Vec2(4, 5);
const r = new pc.Vec2();

r.mul2(a, b);

// Outputs 8, 15
console.log("The result of the multiplication is: " + r.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:398

mulScalar

mulScalar(scalar: number): Vec2
Multiplies each element of a vector by a number.
Parameters
- scalar: number
  The number to multiply by.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const vec = new pc.Vec2(3, 6);

vec.mulScalar(3);

// Outputs [9, 18]
console.log("The result of the multiplication is: " + vec.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:418

normalize

normalize(src?: Vec2): Vec2
Returns this 2-dimensional vector converted to a unit vector in place. If the vector has a length of zero, the vector's elements will be set to zero.
Parameters
- Optionalsrc: Vec2 = ...
  The vector to normalize. If not set, the operation is done in place.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const v = new pc.Vec2(25, 0);

v.normalize();

// Outputs 1, 0
console.log("The result of the vector normalization is: " + v.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:439

rotate

rotate(degrees: number): Vec2
Rotate a vector by an angle in degrees.
Parameters
- degrees: number
  The number to degrees to rotate the vector by.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const v = new pc.Vec2(0, 10);

v.rotate(45); // rotates by 45 degrees

// Outputs [7.071068.., 7.071068..]
console.log("Vector after rotation is: " + v.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:463

round

round(src?: Vec2): Vec2
Each element is rounded up or down to the nearest integer.
Parameters
- Optionalsrc: Vec2 = ...
  The vector to round. If not set, the operation is done in place.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:531

set

set(x: number, y: number): Vec2
Sets the specified 2-dimensional vector to the supplied numerical values.
Parameters
- x: number
  The value to set on the first component of the vector.
- y: number
  The value to set on the second component of the vector.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const v = new pc.Vec2();
v.set(5, 10);

// Outputs 5, 10
console.log("The result of the vector set is: " + v.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:574

sub

sub(rhs: Vec2): Vec2
Subtracts a 2-dimensional vector from another in place.
Parameters
- rhs: Vec2
  The vector to subtract from the specified vector.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2(10, 10);
const b = new pc.Vec2(20, 20);

a.sub(b);

// Outputs [-10, -10]
console.log("The result of the subtraction is: " + a.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:595

sub2

sub2(lhs: Vec2, rhs: Vec2): Vec2
Subtracts two 2-dimensional vectors from one another and returns the result.
Parameters
- lhs: Vec2
  The first vector operand for the subtraction.
- rhs: Vec2
  The second vector operand for the subtraction.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const a = new pc.Vec2(10, 10);
const b = new pc.Vec2(20, 20);
const r = new pc.Vec2();

r.sub2(a, b);

// Outputs [-10, -10]
console.log("The result of the subtraction is: " + r.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:618

subScalar

subScalar(scalar: number): Vec2
Subtracts a number from each element of a vector.
Parameters
- scalar: number
  The number to subtract.
Returns Vec2
Self for chaining.
Example
```
const vec = new pc.Vec2(3, 4);

vec.subScalar(2);

// Outputs [1, 2]
console.log("The result of the subtraction is: " + vec.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:638

toString

toString(): string
Converts the vector to string form.

Returns string
The vector in string form.
Example
```
const v = new pc.Vec2(20, 10);
// Outputs [20, 10]
console.log(v.toString());
```
- Defined in submodules/engine/src/core/math/vec2.js:654

Class Vec2

Index

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Constructors

constructor

Parameters

Returns Vec2

Example

Properties

x

y

Static ReadonlyDOWN

Static ReadonlyLEFT

Static ReadonlyONE

Static ReadonlyRIGHT

Static ReadonlyUP

Static ReadonlyZERO

Methods

add

Parameters

Returns Vec2

Example

add2

Parameters

Returns Vec2

Example

addScalar

Parameters

Returns Vec2

Example

addScaled

Parameters

Returns Vec2

Example

angle

Returns number

Example

angleTo

Parameters

Returns number

Example

ceil

Parameters

Returns Vec2

clone

Returns Vec2

Example

copy

Parameters

Returns Vec2

Example

cross

Parameters

Returns number

Example

distance

Parameters

Returns number

Example

div

Parameters

Returns Vec2

Example

div2

Parameters

Returns Vec2

Example

divScalar

Parameters

Returns Vec2

Example

dot

Parameters

Returns number

Example

equals

Parameters

Returns boolean

`Static` `Readonly`DOWN

`Static` `Readonly`LEFT

`Static` `Readonly`ONE

`Static` `Readonly`RIGHT

`Static` `Readonly`UP

`Static` `Readonly`ZERO