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openvrml::quatf

openvrml::quatf Class Reference

#include <openvrml/basetypes.h>

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Detailed Description

A quaternion.


Public Member Functions

 quatf () throw ()
 Default constructor.
 quatf (float x, float y, float z, float w) throw ()
 Construct from four values.
 quatf (const float(&quat)[4]) throw ()
 Construct from an array of four values.
 quatf (const rotation &rot) throw ()
 Construct from an rotation.
 quatf (const mat4f &mat) throw ()
 Construct from a rotation matrix.
quatf & operator *= (const quatf &quat) throw ()
 Multiply by a quaternion.
quatf & operator *= (float scalar) throw ()
 Multiply by a scalar.
quatf & operator/= (float scalar) throw ()
 Divide by a scalar.
quatf & operator+= (const quatf &quat) throw ()
 Add a quaternion.
quatf & operator-= (const quatf &quat) throw ()
 Subtract a quaternion.
const float & operator[] (size_t index) const throw ()
 Array element dereference operator (const version).
float & operator[] (size_t index) throw ()
 Array element dereference operator (non-const version).
float x () const throw ()
 Get the x component.
float y () const throw ()
 Get the y component.
float z () const throw ()
 Get the z component.
float w () const throw ()
 Get the w component.
void x (float value) throw ()
 Set the x component.
void y (float value) throw ()
 Set the y component.
void z (float value) throw ()
 Set the z component.
void w (float value) throw ()
 Set the w component.
const quatf conjugate () const throw ()
 Get the conjugate.
const quatf inverse () const throw ()
 Get the inverse.
float norm () const throw ()
 Get the norm.
const quatf normalize () const throw ()
 Normalize the quaternion.

Private Attributes

float quat [4]
 An array comprising the quaternion components.

Friends

std::istream & operator>> (std::istream &in, quatf &q)
 Stream input.

Related Functions

(Note that these are not member functions.)

const openvrml::quatf operator * (const quatf &lhs, const quatf &rhs) throw()
 Multiply two quaternions.
const openvrml::quatf operator * (const quatf &quat, const float scalar) throw()
 Multiply a quaternion by a scalar.
const openvrml::quatf operator * (const float scalar, const quatf &quat) throw()
 Multiply a scalar by a quaternion.
const openvrml::quatf operator/ (const quatf &quat, const float scalar) throw()
 Divide a quaternion by a scalar.
const openvrml::quatf operator+ (const quatf &lhs, const quatf &rhs) throw()
 Add two quaternions.
const openvrml::quatf operator- (const quatf &lhs, const quatf &rhs) throw()
 Take the difference between two quaternions.
std::ostream & operator<< (std::ostream &out, const quatf &quat)
 Stream output.
bool operator== (const quatf &lhs, const quatf &rhs) throw()
 Compare for equality.
bool operator!= (const quatf &lhs, const quatf &rhs) throw()
 Compare for inequality.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

openvrml::quatf::quatf (  )  throw ()

Default constructor.

openvrml::quatf::quatf ( float  x,
float  y,
float  z,
float  w 
) throw ()

Construct from four values.

Parameters:
[in] x the x vector component.
[in] y the y vector component.
[in] z the z vector component.
[in] w the scalar value w.

openvrml::quatf::quatf ( const float &  quat[4]  )  throw () [explicit]

Construct from an array of four values.

Parameters:
[in] quat the first three values in the array are used for the x, y, and z vector components, respectively. The fourth value in the array is used for the scalar part of the quaternion.

openvrml::quatf::quatf ( const rotation &  rot  )  throw () [explicit]

Construct from an rotation.

Parameters:
[in] rot a rotation.

openvrml::quatf::quatf ( const mat4f &  mat  )  throw () [explicit]

Construct from a rotation matrix.

Parameters:
[in] mat a rotation matrix.

Member Function Documentation

openvrml::quatf & openvrml::quatf::operator *= ( const quatf &  quat  )  throw ()

Multiply by a quaternion.

Note:

\[ qr = ( \vec{q_v} \times \vec{r_v} + r_w \vec{q_v} + q_w \vec{r_v}, q_w r_w - \vec{q_v} \cdotp \vec{r_v}) \]

Parameters:
[in] quat the quaternion by which to multiply.
Returns:
a reference to the object.

openvrml::quatf & openvrml::quatf::operator *= ( float  scalar  )  throw ()

Multiply by a scalar.

Parameters:
[in] scalar value by which to multiply.
Returns:
a reference to the object.

openvrml::quatf & openvrml::quatf::operator/= ( float  scalar  )  throw ()

Divide by a scalar.

Parameters:
[in] scalar value by which to divide.
Returns:
a reference to the object.

openvrml::quatf & openvrml::quatf::operator+= ( const quatf &  quat  )  throw ()

Add a quaternion.

Parameters:
[in] quat the quaternion to add.
Returns:
a reference to the object.

openvrml::quatf & openvrml::quatf::operator-= ( const quatf &  quat  )  throw ()

Subtract a quaternion.

Parameters:
[in] quat the quaternion to subtract.
Returns:
a reference to the object.

const float & openvrml::quatf::operator[] ( size_t  index  )  const throw () [inline]

Array element dereference operator (const version).

Parameters:
[in] index an index from 0–3.
Precondition:
index is not larger than 3.

float & openvrml::quatf::operator[] ( size_t  index  )  throw () [inline]

Array element dereference operator (non-const version).

Parameters:
[in] index an index from 0–3.
Precondition:
index is not larger than 3.

float openvrml::quatf::x (  )  const throw () [inline]

Get the x component.

Returns:
the x component value.

float openvrml::quatf::y (  )  const throw () [inline]

Get the y component.

Returns:
the y component value.

float openvrml::quatf::z (  )  const throw () [inline]

Get the z component.

Returns:
the z component value.

float openvrml::quatf::w (  )  const throw () [inline]

Get the w component.

Returns:
the w component value.

void openvrml::quatf::x ( float  value  )  throw () [inline]

Set the x component.

Parameters:
[in] value x component value.

void openvrml::quatf::y ( float  value  )  throw () [inline]

Set the y component.

Parameters:
[in] value y component value.

void openvrml::quatf::z ( float  value  )  throw () [inline]

Set the z component.

Parameters:
[in] value z component value.

void openvrml::quatf::w ( float  value  )  throw () [inline]

Set the w component.

Parameters:
[in] value w component value.

const openvrml::quatf openvrml::quatf::conjugate (  )  const throw ()

Get the conjugate.

Note:

\[ q^* = (- \vec{q_v}, q_w) \]

Returns:
the conjugate of the quaternion.

const openvrml::quatf openvrml::quatf::inverse (  )  const throw ()

Get the inverse.

Note:

\[ q^{-1} = \frac{q^*}{n(q)} \]

Returns:
the multiplicative inverse.

float openvrml::quatf::norm (  )  const throw ()

Get the norm.

Note:

\[ n(q) = q_x^2 + q_y^2 + q_z^2 + q_w^2 \]

Returns:
the norm.

const openvrml::quatf openvrml::quatf::normalize (  )  const throw ()

Normalize the quaternion.

Returns:
a unit quaternion derived from the quaternion.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

std::istream& operator>> ( std::istream &  in,
quatf &  q 
) [friend]

Stream input.

Consistent with the VRML97 convention, commas (“,”) in the input are treated as whitespace.

Parameters:
[in,out] in input stream.
[out] q a quatf.
Returns:
in.

const openvrml::quatf operator * ( const quatf &  lhs,
const quatf &  rhs 
) throw() [related]

Multiply two quaternions.

Parameters:
[in] lhs left-hand operand.
[in] rhs right-hand operand.
Returns:
the product of lhs and rhs.

const openvrml::quatf operator * ( const quatf &  quat,
const float  scalar 
) throw() [related]

Multiply a quaternion by a scalar.

Parameters:
[in] quat quaternion.
[in] scalar scalar.
Returns:
the product of quat and scalar.

const openvrml::quatf operator * ( const float  scalar,
const quatf &  quat 
) throw() [related]

Multiply a scalar by a quaternion.

Parameters:
[in] scalar scalar.
[in] quat quaternion.
Returns:
the product of scalar and quat.

const openvrml::quatf operator/ ( const quatf &  quat,
const float  scalar 
) throw() [related]

Divide a quaternion by a scalar.

Parameters:
[in] quat quaternion.
[in] scalar scalar.
Returns:
the result of dividing quat by scalar.

const openvrml::quatf operator+ ( const quatf &  lhs,
const quatf &  rhs 
) throw() [related]

Add two quaternions.

Parameters:
[in] lhs left-hand operand.
[in] rhs right-hand operand.
Returns:
the sum of lhs and rhs.

const openvrml::quatf operator- ( const quatf &  lhs,
const quatf &  rhs 
) throw() [related]

Take the difference between two quaternions.

Parameters:
[in] lhs left-hand operand.
[in] rhs right-hand operand.
Returns:
the difference between lhs and rhs.

std::ostream & operator<< ( std::ostream &  out,
const quatf &  quat 
) [related]

Stream output.

Parameters:
[in,out] out an output stream.
[in] quat a quaternion.
Returns:
out.

bool operator== ( const quatf &  lhs,
const quatf &  rhs 
) throw() [related]

Compare for equality.

Parameters:
[in] lhs left-hand operand.
[in] rhs right-hand operand.
Returns:
true if lhs and rhs are equal; false otherwise.

bool operator!= ( const quatf &  lhs,
const quatf &  rhs 
) throw() [related]

Compare for inequality.

Parameters:
[in] lhs left-hand operand.
[in] rhs right-hand operand.
Returns:
true if lhs and rhs are not equal; false otherwise.

Member Data Documentation

float openvrml::quatf::quat[4] [private]

An array comprising the quaternion components.

For internal use only.

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