4D vector structure for mathematical operations. More...

#include <Vector4.h>

Public Member Functions
	Vector4 ()
	Default constructor. Initializes all components to 0.0f.

	Vector4 (float inX, float inY, float inZ, float inW)
	Constructor with component values.

float	LengthSqr () const
	Returns the squared length of the vector.

float	Length () const
	Returns the length (magnitude) of the vector.

void	Normalize ()
	Normalizes the vector in place.

const float *	GetAsFloatPtr () const
	Returns a pointer to the first component as a float array.

void	Set (float inX, float inY, float inZ, float inW)
	Sets all four components of the vector.

float &	operator[] (int i)
	Accesses a component by index.

Vector4 &	operator*= (float scalar)
	Multiplies the vector by a scalar in place.

Vector4 &	operator+= (const Vector4 &right)
	Adds another vector to this vector in place.

Vector4 &	operator-= (const Vector4 &right)
	Subtracts another vector from this vector in place.

Static Public Member Functions
static Vector4	Normalize (const Vector4 &vec)
	Returns a normalized copy of the provided vector.

static float	Dot (const Vector4 &a, const Vector4 &b)
	Computes the dot product of two vectors.

static Vector4	Cross (const Vector4 &a, const Vector4 &b)
	Computes the cross product of two vectors.

static Vector4	Lerp (const Vector4 &a, const Vector4 &b, float f)
	Linearly interpolates between two vectors.

static Vector4	Reflect (const Vector4 &v, const Vector4 &n)
	Reflects a vector about a normal.

Public Attributes
float	x
	X component.

float	y
	Y component.

float	z
	Z component.

float	w
	W component.

Friends
Vector4	operator+ (const Vector4 &a, const Vector4 &b)
	Vector addition.

Vector4	operator- (const Vector4 &a, const Vector4 &b)
	Vector subtraction.

Vector4	operator* (const Vector4 &left, const Vector4 &right)
	Component-wise multiplication.

Vector4	operator* (const Vector4 &vec, float scalar)
	Scalar multiplication.

Vector4	operator* (float scalar, const Vector4 &vec)
	Scalar multiplication.

Detailed Description

4D vector structure for mathematical operations.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Vector4()

Vector4::Vector4	(	float	inX,
		float	inY,
		float	inZ,
		float	inW )

inline

Constructor with component values.

Parameters

inX	X component
inY	Y component
inZ	Z component
inW	W component

Member Function Documentation

◆ Cross()

static Vector4 Vector4::Cross	(	const Vector4 &	a,
		const Vector4 &	b )

inlinestatic

Computes the cross product of two vectors.

Parameters

a	First vector
b	Second vector

Returns: Cross product vector

Note: The w component is not set by this operation.

◆ Dot()

static float Vector4::Dot	(	const Vector4 &	a,
		const Vector4 &	b )

inlinestatic

Computes the dot product of two vectors.

Parameters

a	First vector
b	Second vector

Returns: Dot product (a.x * b.x + a.y * b.y + a.z * b.z)

◆ GetAsFloatPtr()

const float * Vector4::GetAsFloatPtr ( ) const

inline

Returns a pointer to the first component as a float array.

Returns: Pointer to the float array of components

◆ Length()

float Vector4::Length ( ) const

Returns the length (magnitude) of the vector.

Returns: Length of the vector

◆ LengthSqr()

float Vector4::LengthSqr ( ) const

Returns the squared length of the vector.

Returns: Squared length (x^2 + y^2 + z^2 + w^2)

◆ Lerp()

static Vector4 Vector4::Lerp	(	const Vector4 &	a,
		const Vector4 &	b,
		float	f )

inlinestatic

Linearly interpolates between two vectors.

Parameters

a	Start vector
b	End vector
f	Interpolation factor [0, 1]

Returns: Interpolated vector

◆ Normalize()

static Vector4 Vector4::Normalize ( const Vector4 & vec )

inlinestatic

Returns a normalized copy of the provided vector.

Parameters

vec	Vector to normalize

Returns: Normalized vector

◆ operator*=()

Vector4 & Vector4::operator*= ( float scalar )

inline

Multiplies the vector by a scalar in place.

Parameters

scalar Scalar value

Returns: Reference to this vector

◆ operator+=()

Vector4 & Vector4::operator+= ( const Vector4 & right )

inline

Adds another vector to this vector in place.

Parameters

right Vector to add

Returns: Reference to this vector

◆ operator-=()

Vector4 & Vector4::operator-= ( const Vector4 & right )

inline

Subtracts another vector from this vector in place.

Parameters

right Vector to subtract

Returns: Reference to this vector

◆ operator[]()

float & Vector4::operator[] ( int i )

inline

Accesses a component by index.

Parameters

i	Index (0=x, 1=y, 2=z, 3=w)

Returns: Reference to the component

◆ Reflect()

static Vector4 Vector4::Reflect	(	const Vector4 &	v,
		const Vector4 &	n )

inlinestatic

Reflects a vector about a normal.

Parameters

v	Vector to reflect
n	Normal vector (should be normalized)

Returns: Reflected vector

◆ Set()

void Vector4::Set	(	float	inX,
		float	inY,
		float	inZ,
		float	inW )

inline

Sets all four components of the vector.

Parameters

inX	X component
inY	Y component
inZ	Z component
inW	W component

Friends And Related Symbol Documentation

◆ operator* [1/3]

Vector4 operator*	(	const Vector4 &	left,
		const Vector4 &	right )

friend

Component-wise multiplication.

Parameters

left	Left vector
right	Right vector

Returns: Result of left * right

◆ operator* [2/3]

Vector4 operator*	(	const Vector4 &	vec,
		float	scalar )

friend

Scalar multiplication.

Parameters

vec	Vector
scalar	Scalar value

Returns: Result of vec * scalar

◆ operator* [3/3]

Vector4 operator*	(	float	scalar,
		const Vector4 &	vec )

friend

Scalar multiplication.

Parameters

scalar	Scalar value
vec	Vector

Returns: Result of scalar * vec

◆ operator+

Vector4 operator+	(	const Vector4 &	a,
		const Vector4 &	b )

friend

Vector addition.

Parameters

a	First vector
b	Second vector

Returns: Result of a + b

◆ operator-

Vector4 operator-	(	const Vector4 &	a,
		const Vector4 &	b )

friend

Vector subtraction.

Parameters

a	First vector
b	Second vector

Returns: Result of a - b

The documentation for this struct was generated from the following files:

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D:/DEV JEUX/2025/CPP/Opengl/ClutterEngineOpenGL/ClutterEngine/Engine/Core/Maths/Vectors/Vector4.cpp

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Public Attributes

Friends

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Vector4()

Member Function Documentation

◆ Cross()

◆ Dot()

◆ GetAsFloatPtr()

◆ Length()

◆ LengthSqr()

◆ Lerp()

◆ Normalize()

◆ operator*=()

◆ operator+=()

◆ operator-=()

◆ operator[]()

◆ Reflect()

◆ Set()

Friends And Related Symbol Documentation

◆ operator* [1/3]

◆ operator* [2/3]

◆ operator* [3/3]

◆ operator+

◆ operator-