G4LineSection.hh

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// class G4LineSection
//
// Class description:
//
// A utility class that calculates the distance of a point from a 
// line section.
 
// History:
// - Created. J. Apostolakis.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
#ifndef G4LineSection_hh
#define G4LineSection_hh
 
#include "G4Types.hh" 
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
 
class G4LineSection
{
  public:  // with description
 
     G4LineSection( const G4ThreeVector& PntA, const G4ThreeVector& PntB );
 
     G4double Dist( G4ThreeVector OtherPnt ) const;
 
     G4double GetABdistanceSq() const { return fABdistanceSq ; }
 
     static G4double Distline( const G4ThreeVector& OtherPnt, 
                               const G4ThreeVector& LinePntA, 
                               const G4ThreeVector& LinePntB );
  private:
 
     G4ThreeVector   EndpointA;
     G4ThreeVector   VecAtoB;
 
     G4double fABdistanceSq ;
};
 
 
#endif