NAME
Math::Vec4 - Perl class to represent 4d vectors
TREE
-+- Math::Vector -+- Math::Vec4
REQUIRES
SEE ALSO
PDL for scientific and bulk numeric data processing and display
Math::Color, Math::ColorRGBA, Math::Image, Math::Vec2, Math::Vec3, Math::Rotation
SYNOPSIS
use Math::Vec4;
my $v = new Math::Vec4; # Make a new Vec4
my $v1 = new Math::Vec4(1,2,3);DESCRIPTION
Default value
0 0 0OPERATORS
Summary
'~' => Returns the reverse of this vector.
'>>' => Performs a clockwise rotation of the components.
'>>=' => Performs a clockwise rotation of the components.
'<<' => Performs a counter-clockwise rotation of the components.
'<<=' => Performs a counter-clockwise rotation of the components.
'!' => Returns true if the length of this vector is 0
'<' => Numerical gt. Compares the length of this vector with a vector or a scalar value.
'<=' => Numerical le. Compares the length of this vector with a vector or a scalar value.
'>' => Numerical lt. Compares the length of this vector with a vector or a scalar value.
'>=' => Numerical ge. Compares the length of this vector with a vector or a scalar value.
'<=>' => Numerical cmp. Compares the length of this vector with a vector or a scalar value.
'==' => Numerical eq. Performs a componentwise equation.
'!=' => Numerical ne. Performs a componentwise equation.
'lt' => Stringwise lt
'le' => Stringwise le
'gt' => Stringwise gt
'ge' => Stringwise ge
'cmp' => Stringwise cmp
'eq' => Stringwise eq
'ne' => Stringwise ne
'bool' => Returns true if the length of this vector is not 0
'0+' => Numeric conversion operator. Returns the length of this vector.
'abs' => Performs a componentwise abs.
'neg' => Performs a componentwise negation.
'++' => Increment components
'--' => Decrement components
'+=' => Add a vector
'-=' => Subtract a vector
'*=' => Multiply with a vector or a scalar value.
'/=' => Divide with a vector or a scalar value.
'**=' => Power
'%=' => Modulo fmod
'+' => Add two vectors
'-' => Subtract vectors
'*' => Multiply this vector with a vector or a scalar value.
'/' => Divide this vector with a vector or a scalar value.
'**' => Returns a power of this vector.
'%' => Modulo fmod
'.' => Returns the dot product of two vectors.
'""' => Returns a string representation of the vector.METHODS
getDefaultValue
Get the default value as array ref
$default = $v1->getDefaultValue;
@default = @{ Math::Vec4->getDefaultValue };
$n = @{ Math::Vec4->getDefaultValue };setX(x)
Sets the first value of the vector
$v1->setX(1);
$v1->[0] = 1;setY(y)
Sets the second value of the vector
$v1->setY(2);
$v1->[1] = 2;setZ(z)
Sets the third value of the vector
$v1->setZ(2);
$v1->[2] = 2;setW(w)
Sets the fourth value of the vector
$v1->setW(2);
$v1->[3] = 2;getReal
Returns a Math::Vec3 object.
$v3 = $v4->getReal;getX
Returns the first value of the vector.
$x = $v1->getX;
$x = $v1->[0];getY
Returns the second value of the vector.
$y = $v1->getY;
$y = $v1->[1];getZ
Returns the third value of the vector.
$y = $v1->getZ;
$y = $v1->[1];getW
Returns the fourth value of the vector.
$y = $v1->getW;
$y = $v1->[3];negate
This is used to overload the 'neg' operator.
$v = $v1->negate;
$v = -$v1;add(Vec4)
This is used to overload the '+' operator.
$v = $v1->add($v2);
$v = $v1 + $v2;
$v = [8, 2, 4] + $v1;
$v1 += $v2;subtract(Vec4)
This is used to overload the '-' operator.
$v = $v1->subtract($v2);
$v = $v1 - $v2;
$v = [8, 2, 4] - $v1;
$v1 -= $v2;multiply(Vec4 or scalar)
This is used to overload the '*' operator.
$v = $v1 * 2;
$v = $v1 * [3, 5, 4];
$v = [8, 2, 4] * $v1;
$v = $v1 * $v1;
$v1 *= 2;
$v = $v1->multiply(2);divide(Vec4 or scalar)
This is used to overload the '/' operator.
$v = $v1 / 2;
$v1 /= 2;
$v = $v1 / [3, 7, 4];
$v = [8, 2, 4] / $v1;
$v = $v1 / $v1; # unit vector
$v = $v1->divide(2);dot(Vec4)
This is used to overload the '.' operator.
$s = $v1->dot($v2);
$s = $v1 . $v2;
$s = $v1 . [ 2, 3, 4 ];cross(Vec4)
This is used to overload the 'x' operator.
$v = $v1->cross($v2);
$v = $v1 x $v2;
$v = $v1 x [ 2, 3, 4 ];length
Returns the length of the vector This is used to overload the '0+' operator.
$l = $v1->length;normalize
$v = $v1->normalize;SEE ALSO
PDL for scientific and bulk numeric data processing and display
Math::Color, Math::ColorRGBA, Math::Image, Math::Vec2, Math::Vec3, Math::Rotation
BUGS & SUGGESTIONS
If you run into a miscalculation, need some sort of feature or an additional holiday, or if you know of any new changes to the funky math, please drop the author a note.
ARRANGED BY
Holger Seelig holger.seelig@yahoo.de
COPYRIGHT
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.