MagikVector

MagikVector class for handling 2 dimensional, 3 dimensional or n dimensional vectors

Example

// import the vector and create a new vector object
const MagikVector = import 'MagikVector';
const vector = new MagikVector();

// initialise a new vector with `x` and `y` coordinates
const vector2D = new MagikVector(12, 42);

// it's also possible to add a `z` coordinate
const vector3D = new MagikVector(15, 12, 71);

// or even more coordinates
const multiDimensional = new MagikVector(15, 12, 71, 7, 38, 0);

// create a MagikVector from an Array
const myCoordinates = [4, 6, 28, 5, 33, 12, 8, 22, 785, 38, 56];
const multiDimensional = new MagikVector(...myCoordinates);

• MagikVector
  • ~MagikVector
    • new MagikVector([...args])
    • instance
      • .length ⇒ number
      • .x ⇒ number
      • .y ⇒ number
      • .z ⇒ number
      • .x ⇒ void
      • .y ⇒ void
      • .z ⇒ void
      • .getX() ⇒ number
      • .getY() ⇒ number
      • .getZ() ⇒ number
      • .getCoordinate(index) ⇒ number | undefined
      • .getCoord(index) ⇒ number | undefined
      • .setX(value) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .setY(value) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .setZ(value) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .setCoordinate(index, value) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .setCoord(index, value) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .add(vector) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .subtract(vector) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .sub(vector) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .multiply(value) ⇒ MagikVector | number
      • .mult(value) ⇒ MagikVector | number
      • .divide(value) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .div(value) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .clone() ⇒ MagikVector
      • .getMagnitudeSquared() ⇒ number
      • .getMagnitude() ⇒ number
      • .getMag() ⇒ number
      • .setMagnitude(magnitude) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .setMag(magnitude) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .getDirection() ⇒ number
      • .getDir() ⇒ number
      • .getDistanceTo(vector) ⇒ number
      • .getDistance(vector) ⇒ number
      • .dotProduct(vector) ⇒ number
      • .dot(vector) ⇒ number
      • .normalise() ⇒ MagikVector
      • .normalize() ⇒ MagikVector
      • .limit(scalar) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .toString() ⇒ string
    • static
      • .random([dimensions]) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .rand([dimensions]) ⇒ MagikVector
      • .random2D() ⇒ MagikVector
      • .random3D() ⇒ MagikVector
      • .randomInteger([...args]) ⇒ number
      • .randomInt([...args]) ⇒ number
      • .toRadians(degrees) ⇒ number
      • .toDegrees(radians) ⇒ number

MagikVector~MagikVector

Kind: inner class of MagikVector

• ~MagikVector
  • new MagikVector([...args])
  • instance
    • .length ⇒ number
    • .x ⇒ number
    • .y ⇒ number
    • .z ⇒ number
    • .x ⇒ void
    • .y ⇒ void
    • .z ⇒ void
    • .getX() ⇒ number
    • .getY() ⇒ number
    • .getZ() ⇒ number
    • .getCoordinate(index) ⇒ number | undefined
    • .getCoord(index) ⇒ number | undefined
    • .setX(value) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .setY(value) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .setZ(value) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .setCoordinate(index, value) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .setCoord(index, value) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .add(vector) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .subtract(vector) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .sub(vector) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .multiply(value) ⇒ MagikVector | number
    • .mult(value) ⇒ MagikVector | number
    • .divide(value) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .div(value) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .clone() ⇒ MagikVector
    • .getMagnitudeSquared() ⇒ number
    • .getMagnitude() ⇒ number
    • .getMag() ⇒ number
    • .setMagnitude(magnitude) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .setMag(magnitude) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .getDirection() ⇒ number
    • .getDir() ⇒ number
    • .getDistanceTo(vector) ⇒ number
    • .getDistance(vector) ⇒ number
    • .dotProduct(vector) ⇒ number
    • .dot(vector) ⇒ number
    • .normalise() ⇒ MagikVector
    • .normalize() ⇒ MagikVector
    • .limit(scalar) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .toString() ⇒ string
  • static
    • .random([dimensions]) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .rand([dimensions]) ⇒ MagikVector
    • .random2D() ⇒ MagikVector
    • .random3D() ⇒ MagikVector
    • .randomInteger([...args]) ⇒ number
    • .randomInt([...args]) ⇒ number
    • .toRadians(degrees) ⇒ number
    • .toDegrees(radians) ⇒ number

new MagikVector([...args])

Initialise a new Vector instance with coordinates as arguments, either supply the individual coordinates or supply an array with number values.

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | [...args] | number | array | optional coordinate list or Array |

Example

// empty vector
const vector = new MagikVector();

// two dimensional
const vector2D = new MagikVector(12, 15);

// three dimensional
const vector3D = new MagikVector(12, 15, 71);

// multi dimensional
const multiDimensional = new MagikVector(3, 4, 5, 99, 12, 14, 42);

// from Array
const myCoordinates = [4, 6, 28, 5, 33, 12, 8, 22, 785, 38, 56];
const multiDimensional = new MagikVector(...myCoordinates);

magikVector.length ⇒ number

Returns the length of the coordinates array, in other words the number of dimensions of this MagikVector

Kind: instance property of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the number of dimensions of this MagikVector

magikVector.x ⇒ number

Returns the x coordinate of this Vector.

Kind: instance property of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the x coordinate of this MagikVector instance
Example

const vector = new MagikVector(3, 4, 5);
const xCoordinate = vector.x; // returns 3

magikVector.y ⇒ number

Returns the y coordinate of this Vector.

Kind: instance property of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the y coordinate of this MagikVector instance
Example

const vector = new MagikVector(3, 4, 5);
const yCoordinate = vector.y; // returns 4

magikVector.z ⇒ number

Returns the z coordinate of this Vector.

Kind: instance property of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the z coordinate of this MagikVector instance
Example

const vector = new MagikVector(3, 4, 5);
const zCoordinate = vector.z; // returns 5

magikVector.x ⇒ void

Sets the x coordinate of this MagikVector instance.

Kind: instance property of MagikVector

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | value | number | the value to set as x coordinate |

Example

const vector = new MagikVector();
const vector.x = 3;

magikVector.y ⇒ void

Sets the y coordinate of this MagikVector instance.

Kind: instance property of MagikVector

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | value | number | the value to set as y coordinate |

Example

const vector = new MagikVector();
const vector.y = 4;

magikVector.z ⇒ void

Sets the z coordinate of this MagikVector instance.

Kind: instance property of MagikVector

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | value | number | the value to set as z coordinate |

Example

const vector = new MagikVector();
const vector.z = 5;

magikVector.getX() ⇒ number

Returns the x coordinate of this MagikVector instance.

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the x coordinate

magikVector.getY() ⇒ number

Returns the y coordinate of this MagikVector instance.

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - the x coordinate

magikVector.getZ() ⇒ number

Returns the z coordinate of this MagikVector instance.

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - the x coordinate

magikVector.getCoordinate(index) ⇒ number | undefined

Returns the coordinate at the specified index, consider using: const x = vector.x or const x = vector.getX(), const y = vector.y or const y = vector.getY(), const z = vector.z or const z = vector.getZ(), to retrieve the coordinates of a 2D or 3D vector.

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number | undefined - - value at the specified index or undefined
See

• MagikVector.x
• MagikVector.getX()
• MagikVector.y
• MagikVector.getY()
• MagikVector.z
• MagikVector.getZ()

| Param | Type | | --- | --- | | index | number |

magikVector.getCoord(index) ⇒ number | undefined

Alias of MagikVector.getCoordinate()

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number | undefined - - value at the specified index or undefined

| Param | Type | | --- | --- | | index | number |

magikVector.setX(value) ⇒ MagikVector

Sets the x coordinate of this MagikVector and returns the instance so it can be chained.

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - the instance itself

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | value | number | the value to set |

Example (set x coordinate and chain)

const vector = new MagikVector();
vector.setX(33).setY(44).setZ(55);

magikVector.setY(value) ⇒ MagikVector

Returns the y coordinate of this MagikVector and returns the instance so it can be chained.

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - the instance itself

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | value | number | the value to set |

Example (set y coordinate and chain)

const vector = new MagikVector();
vector.setX(33).setY(44).setZ(55);

magikVector.setZ(value) ⇒ MagikVector

Returns the z coordinate of this MagikVector and returns the instance so it can be chained.

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - the instance itself

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | value | number | the value to set |

Example (set z coordinate and chain)

const vector = new MagikVector();
vector.setX(33).setY(44).setZ(55);

magikVector.setCoordinate(index, value) ⇒ MagikVector

Sets the coordinate at the specified index, consider using vector.x = 3 or vector.setX(), vector.y = 4 or vector.setY(), vector.z = 5 or vector.setZ(), to set the coordinates of a 2D or 3D vector. Returns the instance so it's possible to chain this method.

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - the object itself
See

• MagikVector.x
• MagikVector.setX()
• MagikVector.y
• MagikVector.setY()
• MagikVector.z
• MagikVector.setZ()

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | index | number | the index to set the value for | | value | number | the value to set |

magikVector.setCoord(index, value) ⇒ MagikVector

Alias of MagikVector.setCoordinate()

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - the object itself

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | index | number | the index to set the value for | | value | number | the value to set |

magikVector.add(vector) ⇒ MagikVector

Adds given vector to the current vector, i.e. adds the individual coordinates.

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - the current MagikVector instance

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | vector | MagikVector | vector to add to current instance |

magikVector.subtract(vector) ⇒ MagikVector

subtracts given vector from the current vector, i.e. subtracts the individual coordinates.

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - returns the current Vector

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | vector | MagikVector | vector to subtract from current instance |

magikVector.sub(vector) ⇒ MagikVector

Alias of MagikVector.substract()

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - returns the current Vector

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | vector | MagikVector | vector to subtract from current instance |

magikVector.multiply(value) ⇒ MagikVector | number

Multiplies the current Vector by value, you can supply either a scalar value or a Vector

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector | number - - returns the current MagikVector instance

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | value | MagikVector | number | scalar or Vector to use to multiply |

magikVector.mult(value) ⇒ MagikVector | number

Alias for the multiply() method

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector | number - - returns the current MagikVector instance

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | value | MagikVector | number | scalar or Vector to use to multiply |

magikVector.divide(value) ⇒ MagikVector

Divides the current vector by the supplied scalar or Vector value

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - the divided MagikVector

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | value | MagikVector | number | scalar or MagikVector to use to divide |

magikVector.div(value) ⇒ MagikVector

Alias for the divide() method

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - the divided MagikVector

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | value | MagikVector | number | scalar or MagikVector to use to divide |

magikVector.clone() ⇒ MagikVector

Returns a clone of the current vector, i.e. creates a new Vector Object with the same coordinates as the current MagikVector instance.

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - returns a clone of the current instance

magikVector.getMagnitudeSquared() ⇒ number

Returns the magnitude squared

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the magnitude squared value of the current instance

magikVector.getMagnitude() ⇒ number

Returns the magnitude of the vector

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the magnitude of the current instance

magikVector.getMag() ⇒ number

Returns the magnitude of the vector

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the magnitude of the current instance

magikVector.setMagnitude(magnitude) ⇒ MagikVector

Sets the magnitude of the Vector and returns the changed vector

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - the adjusted MagikVector instance

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | magnitude | number | magnitude to set this instance to |

magikVector.setMag(magnitude) ⇒ MagikVector

Alias for the setMagnitude() method

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - the adjusted MagikVector object

| Param | Type | | --- | --- | | magnitude | number |

magikVector.getDirection() ⇒ number

Calculates the direction, i.e. the angle of rotation for this vector (only for 2D vectors)

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - the angle of rotation in radians

magikVector.getDir() ⇒ number

Alias for the getDirection() method

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the angle of rotation in radians

magikVector.getDistanceTo(vector) ⇒ number

Returns the calculated distance from the current Vector to the supplied one

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the distance between the two vectors

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | vector | MagikVector | the vector to calculate the distance to |

magikVector.getDistance(vector) ⇒ number

Alias for the getDistanceTo() method

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the distance between the two vectors

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | vector | MagikVector | the vector to calculate the distance to |

magikVector.dotProduct(vector) ⇒ number

Returns the dot Product of the current Vector with the supplied Vector, throws an Error if both Vectors do not have the same number of coordinates

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the calculated dot product

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | vector | MagikVector | vector to calculate the dot product with |

magikVector.dot(vector) ⇒ number

Alias for dotProduct()

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the calculated dot product

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | vector | MagikVector | vector to calculate the dot product with |

magikVector.normalise() ⇒ MagikVector

Normalises the Vector

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - the normalised Vector

magikVector.normalize() ⇒ MagikVector

Alias of normalise()

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - the normalised Vector

magikVector.limit(scalar) ⇒ MagikVector

Limits the magnitude of the Vector to the supplied scalar value

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - the current instance

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | scalar | number | value to limit by |

magikVector.toString() ⇒ string

Returns the string representation of the Vector

Kind: instance method of MagikVector
Returns: string - - a string representation of the Vector

MagikVector.random([dimensions]) ⇒ MagikVector

Returns a new MagikVector with random coordinates, defaults to a normalised 3D vector

Kind: static method of MagikVector

| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [dimensions] | number | 3 | optional number of dimensions to use |

MagikVector.rand([dimensions]) ⇒ MagikVector

Alias for random()

Kind: static method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - instance of the MagikVector Class

| Param | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [dimensions] | number | 3 | optional number of dimensions to use |

MagikVector.random2D() ⇒ MagikVector

Returns a new vector with two random coordinates

Kind: static method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - instance of MagikVector with two random values

MagikVector.random3D() ⇒ MagikVector

Returns a new vector with three random coordinates, basically this is an alias for calling MagikVector.random() without any arguments.

Kind: static method of MagikVector
Returns: MagikVector - - instance of MagikVector with three random values

MagikVector.randomInteger([...args]) ⇒ number

Returns a random integer optionally bound by the minimum(included) and maximum (included) arguments. If only one argument is supplied, it is the maximum number (same as MagikVector.randomInteger(0, maximum))

Kind: static method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the random number

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | [...args] | Object | | | [args.minimum] | number | optional minimum value | | [ars.maximum] | number | optional maximum value |

MagikVector.randomInt([...args]) ⇒ number

Returns a random integer optionally bound by the minimum(included) and maximum (included) arguments. If only one argument is supplied, it is the maximum number (same as MagikVector.randomInteger(0, maximum))

Kind: static method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the random number

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | [...args] | Object | | | [args.minimum] | number | optional minimum value | | [ars.maximum] | number | optional maximum value |

MagikVector.toRadians(degrees) ⇒ number

Converts degrees to radians

Kind: static method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the converted degrees as radians

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | degrees | number | the number of degrees to convert |

Example (Convert degrees to Radians)

radians = MagikVector.toRadians(degrees);

MagikVector.toDegrees(radians) ⇒ number

Converts radians to degrees

Kind: static method of MagikVector
Returns: number - - the converted radians as degrees

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | radians | number | the number of radians to convert |

Example (Convert Radian to degrees)

degrees = MagikVector.toDegrees(radians);

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