Ellipse2d.TangentPoint Method

Computes a point on the ellipses circumference that is the enpoint of a line that tangents the ellipse.
Public Function TangentPoint( _ 
ByVal from As Point2d, _ 
ByVal side As Side
) As Point2d
This language is not supported or no code example is available.
public Point2d TangentPoint( 
Point2d from
Side side 
)
This language is not supported or no code example is available.
public:  
Point2d^ TangentPoint( 
Point2d^ from
Side side 
)
This language is not supported or no code example is available.
public function TangentPoint( 
from : Point2d
side : Side 
) : Point2d;
This language is not supported or no code example is available.

Parameters

from
Point2d

The startpoint of the tangent line searched.

side
Side

The side of ellipse the tangent point is at from the 'from-points' view.

Return Value

Point2d

A point that is the endpoint of a line that tangents the ellipse or null if the requested tangent does not exist (that is, when the from point is inside the ellipse)

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8

In this article

Definition