ATN2 (Transact-SQL)
Returns the angle, in radians, between the positive x-axis and the ray from the origin to the point (y, x), where x and y are the values of the two specified float expressions.
Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
ATN2 ( float_expression , float_expression )
Arguments
- float_expression
Is an expression of the float data type.
Return Types
float
Examples
The following example calculates the ATN2 for the specified x and y components.
DECLARE @x float
DECLARE @y float
SET @x = 35.175643
SET @y = 129.44
SELECT 'The ATN2 of the angle is: ' + CONVERT(varchar,ATN2(@x,@y ))
GO
Here is the result set.
The ATN2 of the angle is: 0.265345
(1 row(s) affected)