NearestPointOnLine Method

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Return a point on a straight line segment that is closest to a given point.

Syntax

public static bool NearestPointOnLine( 
   PointF a,
   PointF b,
   PointF p,
   out PointF result
)

Parameters

a: One end of the line.
b: The other end of the line.
p: The point to be closest to.
result: A PointF that is on the finite length straight line segment from a to b

Return Value

true if the point is on a perpendicular line to the line segment; false if the point is beyond either end of the line segment. When this returns false, the will be either or .

Reference

GoStroke Class
GoStroke Members

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