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		| Name | dist() | 
	
		| Examples | // Sets the background gray value based on
// the distance of the mouse from the center
void draw() {
  float d = dist(50, 50, mouseX, mouseY);
  fill(d*4);
  rect(0, 0, 99, 99);
} | 
	
		| Description | Calculates the distance between two points. | 
	
		| Syntax | dist(x1, y1, x2, y2);
dist(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2); | 
	
		| Parameters | 
	
		| x1 | int or float: x-coordinate of the first point |  
		| y1 | int or float: y-coordinate of the first point |  
		| z1 | int or float: z-coordinate of the first point |  
		| x2 | int or float: x-coordinate of the second point |  
		| y2 | int or float: y-coordinate of the second point |  
		| z2 | int or float: z-coordinate of the second point |  | 
	
		| Returns | float | 
	
		| Usage | Web & Application | 
Updated on August 30, 2010 04:29:39pm EDT