y
coordinate
x
coordinate
angle (in radians)
var v = atan2( 2.0, 2.0 ); // => atan(1.0)
// returns ~0.785
var v = atan2( 6.0, 2.0 ); // => atan(3.0)
// returns ~1.249
var v = atan2( -1.0, -1.0 ); // => atan(1.0) - π
// returns ~-2.356
var v = atan2( 3.0, 0.0 ); // => π/2
// returns ~1.571
var v = atan2( -2.0, 0.0 ); // => -π/2
// returns ~-1.571
var v = atan2( 0.0, 0.0 );
// returns 0.0
var v = atan2( 3.0, NaN );
// returns NaN
var v = atan2( NaN, 2.0 );
// returns NaN
Computes the angle in the plane (in radians) between the positive x-axis and the ray from
(0,0)
to the point(x,y)
.