Vector.LengthSquared Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows

Assembly:

WindowsBase.dll

Gets the square of the length of this vector.

public:
 property double LengthSquared { double get(); };

public double LengthSquared { get; }

member this.LengthSquared : double

Public ReadOnly Property LengthSquared As Double

Property Value

Double

The square of the Length of this vector.

Examples

The following example shows how to use this property to get the square of the length of a vector.

private Double lengthSquaredExample()
{

    Vector vector1 = new Vector(20, 30); 

    // Gets the square of the length of a Vector. 
    // lengthSq is equal to 1300.
    Double lengthSqResult = vector1.LengthSquared;

    return lengthSqResult;
}

Private Function lengthSquaredExample() As Double

    Dim vector1 As New Vector(20, 30)

    ' Gets the square of the length of a Vector. 
    ' lengthSq is equal to 1300.
    Dim lengthSqResult As Double = vector1.LengthSquared

    Return lengthSqResult

End Function

Remarks

The length of a vector is sometimes referred to as its magnitude.