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get distance between two points

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Published: 13. December 2008 | Updated: 5. November 2011
License: Microsoft Public License (MS-PL)
Categories: GDI, Framework » Math
Tags: C# GDI Math Winforms WPF

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Short code snippet for obtain distance from one Point to another

Import namespaces

// in winforms
using System.Drawing;

// in wpf
using System.Windows;

Code

public static double GetDistanceBetweenPoints(Point p, Point q)
{
    double a = p.X - q.X;
    double b = p.Y - q.Y;
    double distance = Math.Sqrt(a * a + b * b);
    return distance;
}