phaser/src/math/distance/DistancePower.js

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/**
 * @author       Richard Davey <rich@phaser.io>
 * @copyright    2013-2025 Phaser Studio Inc.
 * @license      {@link https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT|MIT License}
 */

/**
 * Calculate the distance between two sets of coordinates (points) to the power of `pow`.
 *
 * @function Phaser.Math.Distance.Power
 * @since 3.0.0
 *
 * @param {number} x1 - The x coordinate of the first point.
 * @param {number} y1 - The y coordinate of the first point.
 * @param {number} x2 - The x coordinate of the second point.
 * @param {number} y2 - The y coordinate of the second point.
 * @param {number} pow - The exponent.
 *
 * @return {number} The distance between each point.
 */
var DistancePower = function (x1, y1, x2, y2, pow)
{
    if (pow === undefined) { pow = 2; }

    return Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x2 - x1, pow) + Math.pow(y2 - y1, pow));
};

module.exports = DistancePower;