BoundingBox Structure

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Defines an axis-aligned box-shaped 3D volume.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Xna.Framework
Assembly:  Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Math (in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Math.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Structure BoundingBox

public struct BoundingBox

The BoundingBox type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	BoundingBox	Creates an instance of BoundingBox.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Contains(BoundingBox)	Tests whether the BoundingBox contains another BoundingBox.
	Contains(BoundingFrustum)	Tests whether the BoundingBox contains a BoundingFrustum.
	Contains(BoundingSphere)	Tests whether the BoundingBox contains a BoundingSphere.
	Contains(Vector3)	Tests whether the BoundingBox contains a point.
	Contains(BoundingBox%, ContainmentType%)	Tests whether the BoundingBox contains a BoundingBox.
	Contains(BoundingSphere%, ContainmentType%)	Tests whether the BoundingBox contains a BoundingSphere.
	Contains(Vector3%, ContainmentType%)	Tests whether the BoundingBox contains a point.
	CreateFromPoints	Creates the smallest BoundingBox that will contain a group of points.
	CreateFromSphere(BoundingSphere)	Creates the smallest BoundingBox that will contain the specified BoundingSphere.
	CreateFromSphere(BoundingSphere%, BoundingBox%)	Creates the smallest BoundingBox that will contain the specified BoundingSphere.
	CreateMerged(BoundingBox, BoundingBox)	Creates the smallest BoundingBox that contains the two specified BoundingBox instances.
	CreateMerged(BoundingBox%, BoundingBox%, BoundingBox%)	Creates the smallest BoundingBox that contains the two specified BoundingBox instances.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether two instances of BoundingBox are equal. (Overrides ValueType.Equals(Object).)
	Equals(BoundingBox)	Determines whether two instances of BoundingBox are equal.
	GetCorners()	Gets an array of points that make up the corners of the BoundingBox.
	GetCorners(array<Vector3[])	Gets an array of points that make up the corners of the BoundingBox.
	GetHashCode	Gets the hash code for this instance. (Overrides ValueType.GetHashCode().)
	Intersects(BoundingBox)	Checks whether the current BoundingBox intersects another BoundingBox.
	Intersects(BoundingFrustum)	Checks whether the current BoundingBox intersects a BoundingFrustum.
	Intersects(BoundingSphere)	Checks whether the current BoundingBox intersects a BoundingSphere.
	Intersects(Plane)	Checks whether the current BoundingBox intersects a Plane.
	Intersects(Ray)	Checks whether the current BoundingBox intersects a Ray.
	Intersects(BoundingBox%, Boolean%)	Checks whether the current BoundingBox intersects another BoundingBox.
	Intersects(BoundingSphere%, Boolean%)	Checks whether the current BoundingBox intersects a BoundingSphere.
	Intersects(Plane%, PlaneIntersectionType%)	Checks whether the current BoundingBox intersects a Plane.
	Intersects(Ray%, Nullable<Single>%)	Checks whether the current BoundingBox intersects a Ray.
	ToString	Returns a String that represents the current BoundingBox. (Overrides ValueType.ToString().)

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Operators

	Name	Description
	Equality	Determines whether two instances of BoundingBox are equal.
	Inequality	Determines whether two instances of BoundingBox are not equal.

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Fields

	Name	Description
	CornerCount	Specifies the total number of corners (8) in the BoundingBox.
	Max	The maximum point the BoundingBox contains.
	Min	The minimum point the BoundingBox contains.

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Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.Xna.Framework Namespace