atan2

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1.2
fun atan2(y: Double, x: Double): Double
fun atan2(y: Float, x: Float): Float

Returns the angle theta of the polar coordinates (r, theta) that correspond to the rectangular coordinates (x, y) by computing the arc tangent of the value y / x; the returned value is an angle in the range from -PI to PI radians.

Special cases:

  • atan2(0.0, 0.0) is 0.0
  • atan2(0.0, x) is 0.0 for x > 0 and PI for x < 0
  • atan2(-0.0, x) is -0.0 for 'x > 0 and -PI for x < 0`
  • atan2(y, +Inf) is 0.0 for 0 < y < +Inf and -0.0 for '-Inf < y < 0`
  • atan2(y, -Inf) is PI for 0 < y < +Inf and -PI for -Inf < y < 0
  • atan2(y, 0.0) is PI/2 for y > 0 and -PI/2 for y < 0
  • atan2(+Inf, x) is PI/2 for finite xy
  • atan2(-Inf, x) is -PI/2 for finite x
  • atan2(NaN, x) and atan2(y, NaN) is NaN