Geometry::Primitive::Line(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Geometry::Primitive::Line(3pm)
NAME
Geometry::Primitive::Line - A Line
DESCRIPTION
Geometry::Primitive::Line represents a straight curve defined by two points.
SYNOPSIS
use Geometry::Primitive::Line;
my $line = Geometry::Primitive::Line->new();
$line->start($point1);
$line->end($point2);
ATTRIBUTES
end
Set/Get the end point of the line.
start
Set/Get the start point of the line.
METHODS
new
Creates a new Geometry::Primitive::Line
contains_point
Returns true if the supplied point is 'on' the line. Accepts either a point object or an x y pair.
grow
Does nothing, as I'm not sure how. Patches or hints welcome.
is_parallel ($other_line)
Returns true if the supplied line is parallel to this one.
is_perpendicular ($other_line)
Returns true if the supplied line is perpendicular to this one.
length
Get the length of the line.
point_end
Get the end point. Provided for Shape role.
point_start
Get the start point. Provided for Shape role.
scale
Does nothing at the moment.
slope
Get the slope of the line.
to_string
Guess!
y_intercept
Returns the Y intercept of this line.
AUTHOR
Cory Watson <gphat@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT &; LICENSE
You can redistribute and/or modify this code under the same terms as Perl itself.
perl v5.10.1 2010-01-10 Geometry::Primitive::Line(3pm)