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Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion§

Description§

A quaternion.

The contents of the Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion structure are private and should never be accessed directly.

Class initialization§

new§

:native-object§

Create an object using a native object from an object of the same type found elsewhere. See also Gnome::N::TopLevelSupportClass.

multi method new ( N-Object() :$native-object! )

alloc§

Allocates a new Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion.

The contents of the returned value are undefined.

method alloc ( --> Gnome::Graphene::Quaternion \)

Methods§

add§

Adds two Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion $a and $b.

method add ( N-Object $b, N-Object $res )

• $b; a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion
• $res; the result of the operation

dot§

Computes the dot product of two Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion.

method dot ( N-Object $b --> Num )

• $b; a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion

Return value; the value of the dot products.

equal§

Checks whether the given quaternions are equal.

method equal ( N-Object $b --> gboolean )

• $b; a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion

Return value; true if the quaternions are equal.

free§

Releases the resources allocated by .alloc().

method free ( )

init§

Initializes a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion using the given four values.

method init ( Num() $x, Num() $y, Num() $z, Num() $w --> N-Object )

• $x; the first component of the quaternion.
• $y; the second component of the quaternion.
• $z; the third component of the quaternion.
• $w; the fourth component of the quaternion.

Return value; the initialized quaternion.

init-from-angle-vec3§

Initializes a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion using an $angle on a specific $axis.

method init-from-angle-vec3 ( Num() $angle, N-Object $axis --> N-Object )

• $angle; the rotation on a given axis, in degrees.
• $axis; the axis of rotation, expressed as a vector

Return value; the initialized quaternion.

init-from-angles§

Initializes a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion using the values of the [Euler angles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_angles) on each axis.

See also: .init-from-euler()

method init-from-angles ( Num() $deg-x, Num() $deg-y, Num() $deg-z --> N-Object )

• $deg-x; rotation angle on the X axis (yaw), in degrees.
• $deg-y; rotation angle on the Y axis (pitch), in degrees.
• $deg-z; rotation angle on the Z axis (roll), in degrees.

Return value; the initialized quaternion.

init-from-euler§

Initializes a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion using the given Gnome::Graphene::N-Euler.

method init-from-euler ( N-Object $e --> N-Object )

• $e; a Gnome::Graphene::N-Euler

Return value; the initialized Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion.

init-from-matrix§

Initializes a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion using the rotation components of a transformation matrix.

method init-from-matrix ( N-Object $m --> N-Object )

• $m; a Gnome::Graphene::N-Matrix

Return value; the initialized quaternion.

init-from-quaternion§

Initializes a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion with the values from $src.

method init-from-quaternion ( N-Object $src --> N-Object )

• $src; a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion

Return value; the initialized quaternion.

init-from-radians§

Initializes a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion using the values of the [Euler angles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_angles) on each axis.

See also: .init-from-euler()

method init-from-radians ( Num() $rad-x, Num() $rad-y, Num() $rad-z --> N-Object )

• $rad-x; rotation angle on the X axis (yaw), in radians.
• $rad-y; rotation angle on the Y axis (pitch), in radians.
• $rad-z; rotation angle on the Z axis (roll), in radians.

Return value; the initialized quaternion.

init-from-vec4§

Initializes a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion with the values from $src.

method init-from-vec4 ( N-Object $src --> N-Object )

• $src; a graphene_vec4_t

Return value; the initialized quaternion.

init-identity§

Initializes a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion using the identity transformation.

method init-identity (--> N-Object )

Return value; the initialized quaternion.

invert§

Inverts a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion, and returns the conjugate quaternion of $q.

method invert ( N-Object $res )

• $res; return location for the inverted quaternion

multiply§

Multiplies two Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion $a and $b.

method multiply ( N-Object $b, N-Object $res )

• $b; a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion
• $res; the result of the operation

normalize§

Normalizes a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion.

method normalize ( N-Object $res )

• $res; return location for the normalized quaternion

scale§

Scales all the elements of a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion $q using the given scalar factor.

method scale ( Num() $factor, N-Object $res )

• $factor; a scaling factor.
• $res; the result of the operation

slerp§

Interpolates between the two given quaternions using a spherical linear interpolation, or [SLERP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slerp), using the given interpolation $factor.

method slerp ( N-Object $b, Num() $factor, N-Object $res )

• $b; a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion
• $factor; the linear interpolation factor.
• $res; return location for the interpolated quaternion

to-angle-vec3§

Converts a quaternion into an $angle, $axis pair.

method to-angle-vec3 ( Num() $angle, N-Object $axis )

• $angle; (transfer ownership: full) return location for the angle, in degrees.
• $axis; return location for the rotation axis

to-angles§

Converts a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion to its corresponding rotations on the [Euler angles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_angles) on each axis.

method to-angles ( Num() $deg-x, Num() $deg-y, Num() $deg-z )

• $deg-x; (transfer ownership: full) return location for the rotation angle on the X axis (yaw), in degrees.
• $deg-y; (transfer ownership: full) return location for the rotation angle on the Y axis (pitch), in degrees.
• $deg-z; (transfer ownership: full) return location for the rotation angle on the Z axis (roll), in degrees.

to-matrix§

Converts a quaternion into a transformation matrix expressing the rotation defined by the Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion.

method to-matrix ( N-Object $m )

• $m; a Gnome::Graphene::N-Matrix

to-radians§

Converts a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion to its corresponding rotations on the [Euler angles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_angles) on each axis.

method to-radians ( Num() $rad-x, Num() $rad-y, Num() $rad-z )

• $rad-x; (transfer ownership: full) return location for the rotation angle on the X axis (yaw), in radians.
• $rad-y; (transfer ownership: full) return location for the rotation angle on the Y axis (pitch), in radians.
• $rad-z; (transfer ownership: full) return location for the rotation angle on the Z axis (roll), in radians.

to-vec4§

Copies the components of a Gnome::Graphene::N-Quaternion into a graphene_vec4_t.

method to-vec4 ( N-Object $res )

• $res; return location for a graphene_vec4_t