VS:Norm

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Description

Returns the length, or magnitude, of the specified vector.

FUNCTION Norm(
        Vec   :VECTOR) : REAL;

def vs.Norm(Vec):
    return REAL

Parameters

Vec

VECTOR

Vector to be measured.

Return Value

A REAL value which is the length of the vector.

Example

VectorScript

PROCEDURE Example;
VAR
vec :VECTOR;
BEGIN
vec.x := 1;
vec.y := 1.732050807;
Message(Norm(vec));
END;
RUN(Example);

Version

Availability: from All Versions

See Also

VS Functions:

VS:Distance

VS Functions: [[VS:Distance]]