-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] VectorNormalize actually alters the input vector and returns the length of the original as a float, Normalize just handles the vector
On 3/4/06, Jorge Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Valve, why did you do VectorNormalize() instead of Vector::Normalize() ? > Why the change? Trying to glean a bit of speed? Why does it return the > most useless value ever: a float? Why doesn't it return the normalized > vector? > > This change makes code much more cumbersome. For example, what used to > be this: > > const Vector vecUp = Vector(m_vecUp.x, m_vecUp.y, 0).Normalize(); > > is now this: > > Vector vecUp = Vector(m_vecUp.x, m_vecUp.y, 0); > VectorNormalize(vecUp); > > Was there a good reason for this change, and if so what is it? > > -- > Jorge "Vino" Rodriguez > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > -- ts2do -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
