Class Vector

The Vector Class: Defines vector mathematics and functionality for the dxf library

Inheritance

System.Object

GeoBase

Vector

Implements

System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged

Inherited Members

GeoBase.GeometryEntityType

GeoBase.PropertyChanged

GeoBase.OnPropertyChanged(String)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: Dxflib.LinAlg

Assembly: Dxflib.dll

Syntax

public class Vector : GeoBase, INotifyPropertyChanged

Constructors

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Vector()

Default Constructor

Declaration

public Vector()

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Vector(GeoLine)

Constructor from a line

Declaration

public Vector(GeoLine line)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
GeoLine	line

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Vector(Vertex, Vertex)

PositionVector Constructor: This will create a vector with its tail at the origin and it's head at where the components are on the cartesian 3D space.

Declaration

public Vector(Vertex startingVertex, Vertex endingVertex)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vertex	startingVertex	The Starting Vertex for the position vector
Vertex	endingVertex	The Ending Vertex for the position vector

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Vector(Vector)

Constructor from another vector

Declaration

public Vector(Vector other)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector	other

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Vector(Double, Double, Double)

UnitVector Constructor

Declaration

public Vector(double xComponent, double yComponent, double zComponent = 0)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Double	xComponent	The x component of a unit vector
System.Double	yComponent	The y component of a unit vector
System.Double	zComponent	The z component of a unit vector

Properties

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HeadVertex

The Head of the vector or the ending vector (Point of Application)

Declaration

public Vertex HeadVertex { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Vertex

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Length

The vector's length or magnitude

Declaration

public double Length { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Double

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Slope

The 2D Slope of the vector (dY/dX)

Declaration

public double Slope { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Double

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TailVertex

The Tail of the vector: where the vector originates

Declaration

public Vertex TailVertex { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Vertex

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X

The vector's x component

Declaration

public double X { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Double

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Y

The vector's y component

Declaration

public double Y { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Double

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Z

The vector's z component

Declaration

public double Z { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Double

Methods

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AngleBetweenVectors(Vector, Vector)

The Angle between two vectors

Declaration

public static double AngleBetweenVectors(Vector vec0, Vector vec1)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector	vec0	Vector 1
Vector	vec1	Vector 2

Returns

Type	Description
System.Double	The angle between two vectors in radians

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CrossProduct(Vector)

The Cross product of this vector and the other vector (ThisVector x OtherVector)

Declaration

public Vector CrossProduct(Vector other)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector	other	The other vector that is in the cross function

Returns

Type	Description
Vector	A new vector that is the resultant of the cross product

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DotProduct(Vector)

The Mathematical Dot Product of two vectors

Declaration

public double DotProduct(Vector other)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector	other	The other vector in the dot product equation

Returns

Type	Description
System.Double	A double value that is the dot product of other and this vector

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Rotate(Double)

Rotate the vector about is tail

Declaration

public void Rotate(double angle)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Double	angle	Rotation angle in radians

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Scale(Double)

Declaration

public void Scale(double scaler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Double	scaler

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ToUnitVector()

Creates a new vector that is the unit vector of this vector

Declaration

public Vector ToUnitVector()

Returns

Type	Description
Vector	A new Vector object

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Transform(Vector, Vector, Vector)

Transform method transforms this vector using a new set of basis vectors

Declaration

public void Transform(Vector newXBasis, Vector newYBasis, Vector newZBasis)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector	newXBasis	The new basis for the x component
Vector	newYBasis	The new basis for the y component
Vector	newZBasis	The new basis for the z component

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Translate(Vertex)

Translate a vertex to a new point by its tail

Declaration

public void Translate(Vertex newTail)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vertex	newTail	The new tail vertex

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UpdateGeometry(String)

Update the Geometry of the Vector

Declaration

protected override sealed void UpdateGeometry(string command = "")

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	command

Overrides

GeoBase.UpdateGeometry(String)

Operators

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Addition(Vector, Vector)

The Addition overload operator for the vector class

Declaration

public static Vector operator +(Vector vec1, Vector vec2)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector	vec1
Vector	vec2

Returns

Type	Description
Vector

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Division(Vector, Double)

Declaration

public static Vector operator /(Vector vec, double scaler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector	vec
System.Double	scaler

Returns

Type	Description
Vector

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Multiply(Vector, Double)

The overloaded operator *

Declaration

public static Vector operator *(Vector vec, double scaler)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector	vec
System.Double	scaler

Returns

Type	Description
Vector	A new vector that is the resultant of the scaler

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Multiply(Double, Vector)

Declaration

public static Vector operator *(double scaler, Vector vec)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Double	scaler
Vector	vec

Returns

Type	Description
Vector

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Subtraction(Vector, Vector)

The overloaded operator "-"

Declaration

public static Vector operator -(Vector vec1, Vector vec2)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector	vec1
Vector	vec2

Returns

Type	Description
Vector	A new vector that is the resultant of the subtraction

Implements

System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged