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atan2 Method

Visual Studio 2010

Returns the angle (in radians) from the X axis to a point (x,y).

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function atan2(y : Number , x : Number ) : Number

x

Required. A numeric expression representing the Cartesian x-coordinate of a point.

y

Required. A numeric expression representing the Cartesian y-coordinate of a point.

The return value is between -pi and pi, representing the angle of the supplied (x,y) point.

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