Java tutorial
import java.awt.Point; public class Util { /** * Returns closest point on segment to point * * @param ss * segment start point * @param se * segment end point * @param p * point to found closest point on segment * @return closest point on segment to p */ public static Point getClosestPointOnSegment(Point ss, Point se, Point p) { return getClosestPointOnSegment(ss.x, ss.y, se.x, se.y, p.x, p.y); } /** * Returns closest point on segment to point * * @param sx1 * segment x coord 1 * @param sy1 * segment y coord 1 * @param sx2 * segment x coord 2 * @param sy2 * segment y coord 2 * @param px * point x coord * @param py * point y coord * @return closets point on segment to point */ public static Point getClosestPointOnSegment(int sx1, int sy1, int sx2, int sy2, int px, int py) { double xDelta = sx2 - sx1; double yDelta = sy2 - sy1; if ((xDelta == 0) && (yDelta == 0)) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Segment start equals segment end"); } double u = ((px - sx1) * xDelta + (py - sy1) * yDelta) / (xDelta * xDelta + yDelta * yDelta); final Point closestPoint; if (u < 0) { closestPoint = new Point(sx1, sy1); } else if (u > 1) { closestPoint = new Point(sx2, sy2); } else { closestPoint = new Point((int) Math.round(sx1 + u * xDelta), (int) Math.round(sy1 + u * yDelta)); } return closestPoint; } }