Java Geometry Algorithm areLocationsClose(Point2D point1, Point2D point2)

Description

Checks if two locations are very close together.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
point1	the first point.
point2	the second point.

Return

true if very close together

Declaration

public static boolean areLocationsClose(Point2D point1, Point2D point2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.awt.geom.Point2D;

public class Main {
    /** A very small distance (meters) for measuring how close two locations are. */
    private static final double VERY_SMALL_DISTANCE = .00001D;

    /**/*w  w  w. j av a 2s.c o  m*/
     * Checks if two locations are very close together.
     * 
     * @param point1 the first point.
     * @param point2 the second point.
     * @return true if very close together
     */
    public static boolean areLocationsClose(Point2D point1, Point2D point2) {

        double distance = getDistance(point1, point2);
        return (distance < VERY_SMALL_DISTANCE);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the distance between two points.
     * 
     * @param point1 the first point.
     * @param point2 the second point.
     * @return distance (meters).
     */
    public static double getDistance(Point2D point1, Point2D point2) {

        return Point2D.Double.distance(point1.getX(), point1.getY(), point2.getX(), point2.getY());
    }
}

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