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Get the derivative of the Bézier curve.
 
Get the derivative of the Bézier curve.
  
This function can be used to rotate sprites moving along a curve in the direction of the movement and compute the direction perpendiculat to the curve at some parameter t.
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This function can be used to rotate sprites moving along a curve in the direction of the movement and compute the direction perpendicular to the curve at some parameter t.
  
 
== Function ==
 
== Function ==

Revision as of 21:54, 3 September 2013

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Get the derivative of the Bézier curve.

This function can be used to rotate sprites moving along a curve in the direction of the movement and compute the direction perpendicular to the curve at some parameter t.

Function

Synopsis

derivative = BezierCurve:getDerivative()

Arguments

None.

Returns

BezierCurve derivative
The derivative curve.

See Also

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