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Class

PVector

Name

add()
Examples
PVector v1, v2;

void setup() {
  noLoop();
  v1 = new PVector(40, 20, 0);
  v2 = new PVector(25, 50, 0); 
}

void draw() {
  ellipse(v1.x, v1.y, 12, 12);
  ellipse(v2.x, v2.y, 12, 12);
  v2.add(v1);
  ellipse(v2.x, v2.y, 24, 24);
}

PVector v;

void setup() {
  noLoop();
  v = new PVector(40, 20, 0);
}

void draw() {
  ellipse(v.x, v.y, 12, 12);
  ellipse(25, 50, 12, 12);
  v.add(25, 50, 0);
  ellipse(v.x, v.y, 24, 24);
}

PVector v1, v2;

void setup() {
  noLoop();
  v1 = new PVector(40, 20, 0);
  v2 = new PVector(25, 50, 0); 
}

void draw() {
  ellipse(v1.x, v1.y, 12, 12);
  ellipse(v2.x, v2.y, 12, 12);
  PVector v3 = PVector.add(v1, v2);
  ellipse(v3.x, v3.y, 24, 24);
}
Description Adds x, y, and z components to a vector, adds one vector to another, or adds two independent vectors together. The version of the method that adds two vectors together is a static method and returns a new PVector, the others act directly on the vector itself. See the examples for more context.
Syntax
.add(v)
.add(x, y)
.add(x, y, z)
.add(v1, v2)
.add(v1, v2, target)
Parameters
v PVector: the vector to be added
x float: x component of the vector
y float: y component of the vector
z float: z component of the vector
v1 PVector: a vector
v2 PVector: another vector
target PVector: the target vector (if null, a new vector will be created)
ReturnsPVector
Updated on January 21, 2019 10:05:13am EST

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