[vtk-developers] Adding ComputeArea() to vtkTriangle

[Bill Lorensen]

If you end up adding that, then you should probably do the same for vtkPolygon.

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 8:05 AM, David Doria <daviddoria+vtk at gmail.com> wrote:
> Would there be any complaints if I add this function?
> // Description:
> // Compute the area of the triangle.
> double ComputeArea();
> //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> double vtkTriangle::ComputeArea()
> {
>   double p0[3];
>   double p1[3];
>   double p2[3];
>   this->GetPoints()->GetPoint(0, p0);
>   this->GetPoints()->GetPoint(1, p1);
>   this->GetPoints()->GetPoint(2, p2);
>   return vtkTriangle::TriangleArea(p0, p1, p2);
> }
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
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