al_fixhypot(3)

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version 5.2.11.3 · 3 versions
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💖 NAME 💖

Okay so al_fixhypot — that’s the Allegro 5 API bestie we’re talking about today. This page is al_fixhypot(3) from the Library Functions Manual, and she’s here to help with a fixed point hypotenuse. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

al_fixed al_fixhypot(al_fixed x, al_fixed y)

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Bestie, it’s giving fixed point hypotenuse. 💖 Literally: it returns the square root of x*x + y*y.

The manual says this should be better than calculating the formula yourself manually, since the error is much smaller. No cap — smaller error, happier math. ✨

source: Allegro reference manual; page: al_fixhypot(3) — bye bestie, ily! 🫶💫

📦 where this page comes from
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