inra.ijpb.geometry

Class Point3D

java.lang.Object

inra.ijpb.geometry.Point3D

public class Point3D
extends Object

A point in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space, defined by x, y, and z coordinates.

Author:

dlegland

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Point3D() Creates a new point located at the origin.
Point3D(double x, double y, double z) Creates a new point at the specified coordinates.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	distance(Point3D point) Computes the euclidean distance to another point.
double	getX()
double	getY()
double	getZ()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Point3D

public Point3D()

Creates a new point located at the origin.

Point3D

public Point3D(double x,
               double y,
               double z)

Creates a new point at the specified coordinates.

Parameters:

x - the X-coordinate of the point

y - the Y-coordinate of the point

z - the Z-coordinate of the point

Method Detail

distance

public double distance(Point3D point)

Computes the euclidean distance to another point.

Parameters:

point - the other point

Returns:

the distance between this point and the query point

getX

public double getX()

Returns:

the X-coordinate of the point

getY

public double getY()

Returns:

the Y-coordinate of the point

getZ

public double getZ()

Returns:

the Z-coordinate of the point