PointsCloudGetFurthestPointFromLine Method (IEnumerableIntPoint, IntPoint, IntPoint, Single)

Find the furthest point from the specified line.

Namespace: Accord.Math.Geometry
Assembly: Accord.Math (in Accord.Math.dll) Version: 3.8.0

Syntax

public static IntPoint GetFurthestPointFromLine(
	IEnumerable<IntPoint> cloud,
	IntPoint linePoint1,
	IntPoint linePoint2,
	out float distance
)

Public Shared Function GetFurthestPointFromLine ( 
	cloud As IEnumerable(Of IntPoint),
	linePoint1 As IntPoint,
	linePoint2 As IntPoint,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef distance As Single
) As IntPoint

Request Example View Source

Parameters

cloud: Type: System.Collections.GenericIEnumerableIntPoint
Collection of points to search furthest points in.
linePoint1: Type: AccordIntPoint
First point forming the line.
linePoint2: Type: AccordIntPoint
Second point forming the line.
distance: Type: SystemSingle
Distance between the furthest found point and the given line.

Return Value

Type: IntPoint
Returns a point, which is the furthest away from the specified line.

Remarks

The method finds the furthest point from the specified line. Unlike the GetFurthestPointsFromLine(IEnumerableIntPoint, IntPoint, IntPoint, IntPoint, Single, IntPoint, Single) method, this method find only one point, which is the furthest away from the line regardless of side from the line.

Reference

PointsCloud Class

GetFurthestPointFromLine Overload

Accord.Math.Geometry Namespace