Java Distance Calculate distancePointToPlane(final double x0, final double y0, final double z0, final double[] normal, final double xp, final double yp, final double zp)

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Description

Compute the distance to a plane from a point.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
x0	any point that lies on the plane
y0	any point that lies on the plane
z0	any point that lies on the plane
normal	the normal to the plane
xp	the other point
yp	the other point
zp	the other point

Return

the signed distance from the point to the plane.

Declaration

public static double distancePointToPlane(final double x0, final double y0, final double z0,
        final double[] normal, final double xp, final double yp, final double zp)

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    /**/*from   w w w .  ja v  a 2 s  .co m*/
     * Compute the distance to a plane from a point. 
     * 
     * @param x0 any point that lies on the plane
     * @param y0 any point that lies on the plane
     * @param z0 any point that lies on the plane
     * @param normal the normal to the plane
     * @param xp the other point
     * @param yp the other point
     * @param zp the other point
     * @return the signed distance from the point to the plane. 
     */
    public static double distancePointToPlane(final double x0, final double y0, final double z0,
            final double[] normal, final double xp, final double yp, final double zp) {
        double x = xp - x0;
        double y = yp - y0;
        double z = zp - z0;

        return normal[0] * x + normal[1] * y + normal[2] * z;
    }
}