Name

curveTangent

Examples
# curveTangent 1
# https://processing.org/reference/curveTangent_.html

noFill()
curve(5, 26, 73, 24, 73, 61, 15, 65)
steps <- 6
for (i in 0:steps) {
    t <- i/steps
    x <- curvePoint(5, 73, 73, 15, t)
    y <- curvePoint(26, 24, 61, 65, t)
    # ellipse(x, y, 5, 5)
    tx <- curveTangent(5, 73, 73, 15, t)
    ty <- curveTangent(26, 24, 61, 65, t)
    a <- atan2(ty, tx)
    a = a - HALF_PI
    line(x, y, cos(a) * 8 + x, sin(a) * 8 + y)
}
Description Calculates the tangent of a point on a curve. There's a good definition of tangent on Wikipedia.
Syntax
curveTangent(a, b, c, d, t)
Parameters
afloat: coordinate of first point on the curve
bfloat: coordinate of first control point
cfloat: coordinate of second control point
dfloat: coordinate of second point on the curve
tfloat: value between 0 and 1
Related curve
curveVertex
curvePoint
bezierTangent
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