SWiSH Player Support SWF4 or later - Supported Internally
Syntax
Math.distanceSq(x1,y1,x2,y2)
Arguments
x1, y1, x1, y2: Numbers or expressions.
Returns
A number, the square of the distance between the two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2).
Description
Calculates the square of the distance between the two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) using ((x2-x1)*(x2-x1)+(y2-y1)*(y2-y1)).
Sample Math.distanceSq(1,1,10,10); // returns 162
Math.distanceSq(3,5,30,40); // returns 1954
Note: Requires Advanced Math Support. See here for more information
See Also Math.distance()