Class Point

java.lang.Object
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  +--Point

public class Point

extends java.lang.Object

This class represents a Point as an x,y pair.

Field Summary

double	x Holds the x coordinate.
double	y Holds the y coordinate.

Constructor Summary

Point()
Default class constructor creates a point at the origin.

Point(double x, double y)
Class constructor creates a point at the given coordinate.

Method Summary

void	assign(double x, double y) Assigns the value of coordinates x and y to this point.
void	assign(Point pt) Assigns the value of pt to this point.
double	distance() Returns the distance of the point from the origin.
double	distance(Point pt) Returns the distance of pt from this point.
java.lang.String	toString() Method used by Java to convert from Point to string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

x

public double x

Holds the x coordinate.

y

public double y

Holds the y coordinate.

Constructor Detail

Point

public Point()

Default class constructor creates a point at the origin.

Parameters:

x - The x cooridinate.

y - The y cooridinate.

Point

public Point(double x,
             double y)

Class constructor creates a point at the given coordinate.

Parameters:

x - The x cooridinate.

y - The y cooridinate.

Method Detail

distance

public double distance()

Returns the distance of the point from the origin.

Returns:

A double that is the distance from the origin.

distance

public double distance(Point pt)

Returns the distance of pt from this point.

Returns:

A double that is the distance of pt from this point.

assign

public void assign(double x,
                   double y)

Assigns the value of coordinates x and y to this point.

assign

public void assign(Point pt)

Assigns the value of pt to this point.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Method used by Java to convert from Point to string. Useful when debugging.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A String that is used when printing Point.