Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (C) 2012 www.amsoft.cn * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ public class Main { public static boolean pointAtELine(double x, double y, double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2) { double result = (x - x1) * (y2 - y1) - (y - y1) * (x2 - x1); if (result == 0) { if (x >= Math.min(x1, x2) && x <= Math.max(x1, x2) && y >= Math.min(y1, y2) && y <= Math.max(y1, y2)) { return true; } else { return false; } } else { return false; } } }