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Closest Line Point //JavaScript Function (See related posts)


Given a dot and a line, it returns the nearest dot over the line.

[UPDATED CODE AND HELP CAN BE FOUND HERE]



//+ Jonas Raoni Soares Silva
//@ http://jsfromhell.com/math/closest-line-point [v1.0]

closestLinePoint = function( px, py, x, y, angle ){
	var tg = ( ( angle %= 360 ) < 0 && ( angle += 180 ), Math.tan( -angle * Math.PI / 180 ) );
	return angle < 45 || angle > 135 ? { x: px, y: ( px - x ) * tg + y } : { x: ( py - y ) / tg + x, y: py };
};

to javascript line math closest point jonas jsfromhell raoni by jonasraoni on Fri Sep 09 00:35:05 -0400 2005

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