ouf! dumbest question ever. please ignore. On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Jens Alfke <j...@mooseyard.com> wrote:
> > On Nov 2, 2009, at 11:01 AM, Chunk 1978 wrote: > > why use this: >> >> float dist = pow(red - r, 2) + pow(green - g, 2) + pow(blue - b, 2); >> >> instead of: >> >> float dist = ((red - r) * 2) + ((green - g) * 2) + ((blue - b) * 2); >> > > Um, "*" is multiplication, not exponentiation. Maybe you're thinking of the > "**" operator found in some languages, though not in C :) > > —Jens _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
