MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-EXTENDING FLASH, Manual

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Math object 329
Math.pointDistance()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
Math.pointDistance( pt1 , pt2 )
Parameters
pt1
and
pt2
Specify the points between which distance is measured.
Returns
A floating-point value that represents the distance between the points.
Description
Method; computes the distance between two points.
Example
The following example stores the value for the distance between
pt1
and
pt2
in the
dist
variable:
var pt1 = {x:10, y:20}
var pt2 = {x:100, y:200}
var dist = fl.Math.pointDistance(pt1, pt2);