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11/17/2011

BoundingSphere Structure

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Defines a sphere.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Structure BoundingSphere

public struct BoundingSphere

The BoundingSphere type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	BoundingSphere	Creates a new instance of BoundingSphere.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Contains(BoundingBox)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere contains the specified BoundingBox.
	Contains(BoundingFrustum)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere contains the specified BoundingFrustum.
	Contains(BoundingSphere)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere contains the specified BoundingSphere.
	Contains(Vector3)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere contains the specified point.
	Contains(BoundingBox%, ContainmentType%)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere contains the specified BoundingBox.
	Contains(BoundingSphere%, ContainmentType%)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere contains the specified BoundingSphere.
	Contains(Vector3%, ContainmentType%)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere contains the specified point.
	CreateFromBoundingBox(BoundingBox)	Creates the smallest BoundingSphere that can contain a specified BoundingBox.
	CreateFromBoundingBox(BoundingBox%, BoundingSphere%)	Creates the smallest BoundingSphere that can contain a specified BoundingBox.
	CreateFromFrustum	Creates the smallest BoundingSphere that can contain a specified BoundingFrustum.
	CreateFromPoints	Creates a BoundingSphere that can contain a specified list of points.
	CreateMerged(BoundingSphere, BoundingSphere)	Creates a BoundingSphere that contains the two specified BoundingSphere instances.
	CreateMerged(BoundingSphere%, BoundingSphere%, BoundingSphere%)	Creates a BoundingSphere that contains the two specified BoundingSphere instances.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the BoundingSphere. (Overrides ValueType.Equals(Object).)
	Equals(BoundingSphere)	Determines whether the specified BoundingSphere is equal to the current BoundingSphere.
	GetHashCode	Gets the hash code for this instance. (Overrides ValueType.GetHashCode().)
	Intersects(BoundingBox)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere intersects with a specified BoundingBox.
	Intersects(BoundingFrustum)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere intersects with a specified BoundingFrustum.
	Intersects(BoundingSphere)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere intersects with a specified BoundingSphere.
	Intersects(Plane)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere intersects with a specified Plane.
	Intersects(Ray)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere intersects with a specified Ray.
	Intersects(BoundingBox%, Boolean%)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere intersects a BoundingBox.
	Intersects(BoundingSphere%, Boolean%)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere intersects another BoundingSphere.
	Intersects(Plane%, PlaneIntersectionType%)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere intersects a Plane.
	Intersects(Ray%, Nullable<Single>%)	Checks whether the current BoundingSphere intersects a Ray.
	ToString	Returns a String that represents the current BoundingSphere. (Overrides ValueType.ToString().)
	Transform(Matrix)	Translates and scales the BoundingSphere using a given Matrix.
	Transform(Matrix%, BoundingSphere%)	Translates and scales the BoundingSphere using a given Matrix.

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Operators

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

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Fields

	Name	Description
	Center	The center point of the sphere.
	Radius	The radius of the sphere.

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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.

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