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| arma3 |= Game name
|game1= arma3
|version1= 1.22


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|descr= Dot product of two 3D vectors.


| Dot product of two 3D vectors. |= Description
|s1= vector1 [[vectorDotProduct]] vector2
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| vector1 '''vectorDotProduct''' vector2 |= Syntax
|p1= vector1: [[Array]] - vector 3D or 2D (since Arma 3 v2.00, z coordinate is defaulted to 0)


|p1= vector1: [[Array]] |= Parameter 1
|p2= vector2: [[Array]] - vector 3D or 2D (since Arma 3 v2.00, z coordinate is defaulted to 0)


|p2= vector2: [[Array]] |= Parameter 2
|r1= [[Number]]


| [[Number]] |= Return value
|x1= <sqf>_dot = [1,0,1] vectorDotProduct [0,0,2];</sqf>
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|x1= <code>_dot = [1,0,1] [[vectorDotProduct]] [0,0,2];</code> |= Example 1
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| [[vectorAdd]], [[vectorDiff]], [[vectorCrossProduct]], [[vectorCos]], [[vectorMagnitude]], [[vectorMagnitudeSqr]], [[vectorMultiply]], [[vectorDistance]], [[vectorDistanceSqr]], [[vectorDir]], [[vectorUp]], [[setVectorDir]], [[setVectorUp]], [[setVectorDirAndUp]] |= See also


|seealso= [[vectorAdd]] [[vectorDiff]] [[vectorCrossProduct]] [[vectorCos]] [[vectorMagnitude]] [[vectorMagnitudeSqr]] [[vectorMultiply]] [[vectorDistance]] [[vectorDistanceSqr]] [[vectorDir]] [[vectorUp]] [[setVectorDir]] [[setVectorUp]] [[setVectorDirAndUp]] [[vectorNormalized]] [[vectorFromTo]] [[matrixMultiply]] [[matrixTranspose]]
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<dd class="notedate">Posted on 28 Jun, 2014</dd>
<dt class="note">[[User:ffur2007slx2_5| ffur2007slx2_5]]</dt>
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{{GVI|arma3|1.22}} Algorithm:
<sqf>Vector1 = [x1,y1,z1]; Vector2 = [x2,y2,z2];
Result = (x1 * x2) + (y1 * y2) + (z1 * z2);</sqf>
It is recommended to use [[vectorDotProduct]] instead of [[BIS_fnc_dotProduct]].
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Revision as of 20:23, 13 May 2022

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Description

Description:
Dot product of two 3D vectors.
Groups:
Math - Vectors

Syntax

Syntax:
vector1 vectorDotProduct vector2
Parameters:
vector1: Array - vector 3D or 2D (since Arma 3 v2.00, z coordinate is defaulted to 0)
vector2: Array - vector 3D or 2D (since Arma 3 v2.00, z coordinate is defaulted to 0)
Return Value:
Number

Examples

Example 1:
_dot = [1,0,1] vectorDotProduct [0,0,2];

Additional Information

See also:
vectorAdd vectorDiff vectorCrossProduct vectorCos vectorMagnitude vectorMagnitudeSqr vectorMultiply vectorDistance vectorDistanceSqr vectorDir vectorUp setVectorDir setVectorUp setVectorDirAndUp vectorNormalized vectorFromTo matrixMultiply matrixTranspose

Notes

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Posted on 28 Jun, 2014
ffur2007slx2_5
Arma 3 logo black.png1.22 Algorithm:
Vector1 = [x1,y1,z1]; Vector2 = [x2,y2,z2]; Result = (x1 * x2) + (y1 * y2) + (z1 * z2);
It is recommended to use vectorDotProduct instead of BIS_fnc_dotProduct.