We can add new API if there is a good reason and sufficient benefit to
justify the effort, including the effort of writing additional tests
(both unit test and functional tests). Since API is "forever" we are
more careful about adding new API than, say, making a functionally
compatible performance optimization, but we can consider it.
You can file an enhancement request at:
http://bugs.java.com/
Thank you.
-- Kevin
Sam Howman wrote:
Some other comments about this class (and Point3D):
* In calculating the magnitude (and distance): Math.sqrt(a * a + b * b)
could be replaced with Math.hypot(a,b) to get the advantage of avoiding
intermediate underflow and overflow
* distanceSquared functions are faster for doing comparisons of distances
(avoid two square roots).
* Adding a method crossProductMagnitude would allow the angle compuations
to be done with a single line:
Math.atan2(crossProductMagnitude(A,B), dotProduct(A,B));
Is it possible/likely that at the workings of such a class be ammended
in these ways? Who decides?
