Fixture:rayCast

Available since LÖVE 0.8.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Casts a ray against the shape of the fixture.

Function

Synopsis

x, y, fraction = Fixture:rayCast( x1, y1, x2, y2, maxFraction, childIndex )

Arguments

number x1
The x position of the ray starting point.
number y1
The y position of the ray starting point.
number x2
The x position of the ray end point.
number y1
The y position of the ray end point.
number maxFraction
The maximum distance the ray is going to travel as a number from 0 to 1.
number childIndex (1)
The index of the child the ray gets cast against.

Returns

number x
The x position where the ray intersects with the shape.
number y
The y position where the ray intersects with the shape.
number fraction
The position on the input vector where the intersection happened as a number from 0 to 1.

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