DirectionDistribution Class

A distribution that returns a random direction vector.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
DigitalRune.Mathematics.StatisticsDistributionVector3F
DigitalRune.Mathematics.StatisticsDirectionDistribution

Namespace: DigitalRune.Mathematics.Statistics
Assembly: DigitalRune.Mathematics (in DigitalRune.Mathematics.dll) Version: 1.14.0.0 (1.14.0.14427)

Syntax

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public class DirectionDistribution : Distribution<Vector3F>

Public Class DirectionDistribution
	Inherits Distribution(Of Vector3F)

public ref class DirectionDistribution : public Distribution<Vector3F>

type DirectionDistribution =  
    class
        inherit Distribution<Vector3F>
    end

The DirectionDistribution type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	DirectionDistribution	Initializes a new instance of the DirectionDistribution class

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Next	Gets a new random value for the underlying probability distribution. (Overrides DistributionTNext(Random).)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Deviation	Gets or sets the angle of the cone measured from the central vector to a border vector.
	Direction	Gets or sets the direction of the cone (the central vector in the cone).
	IsUniform	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the random direction vectors are distributed uniformly or follow a Gaussian distribution
	NextValue	Obsolete. Gets a new random value for the underlying probability distribution. (Inherited from DistributionT.)
	Random	Obsolete. Gets or sets the random number generator. (Inherited from DistributionT.)

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Remarks

Direction defines the main direction. Next(Random) returns a random direction vector that randomly deviates from Direction. The deviation can be uniformly distributed or follow an approximated Gaussian distribution (similar to FastGaussianDistributionF); see IsUniform. If the distribution is uniform (IsUniform is , default), Deviation defines the maximal deviation angle in radians. If the distribution is Gaussian (IsUniform is ), Deviation defines the standard deviation angle in radians.

Reference

DigitalRune.Mathematics.Statistics Namespace