Used for quaternion representation and homogeneous coordinates. Provides standard vector arithmetic, dot product, normalization, linear interpolation, and distance calculations. Supports operator overloading and Kotlin destructuring.

Signature

open class Vector4(var x: Float, var y: Float, var z: Float, var w: Float)

Constructors

Vector4 ( v )	Constructor that takes a single float value and initializes all components to that value. Signature constructor(v: Float) Parameters `v: Float` The value to initialize all components with. Returns `Vector4`
Vector4 ( x , y , z , w )	Signature constructor(x: Float, y: Float, z: Float, w: Float) Parameters `x: Float` The x coordinate component. `y: Float` The y coordinate component. `z: Float` The z coordinate component. `w: Float` The w component (quaternion scalar or homogeneous coordinate). Returns `Vector4`

Properties

w : Float [Get][Set]	The w component (quaternion scalar or homogeneous coordinate). Signature open var w: Float
x : Float [Get][Set]	The x coordinate component. Signature open var x: Float
y : Float [Get][Set]	The y coordinate component. Signature open var y: Float
z : Float [Get][Set]	The z coordinate component. Signature open var z: Float

Methods

add ( v )	Performs vector addition. Signature fun add(v: Vector4): Vector4 Parameters `v: Vector4` The vector to add. Returns `Vector4` The resulting vector.
component1 ()	Signature operator fun component1(): Float Returns `Float`
component2 ()	Signature operator fun component2(): Float Returns `Float`
component3 ()	Signature operator fun component3(): Float Returns `Float`
component4 ()	Signature operator fun component4(): Float Returns `Float`
copy ()	Returns a copy of this vector. Signature fun copy(): Vector4 Returns `Vector4` A copy of this vector.
distanceTo ( v )	Calculates the distance between two vectors. Signature fun distanceTo(v: Vector4): Float Parameters `v: Vector4` The other vector to calculate the distance to. Returns `Float` The distance between the two vectors.
div ( v )	Overloads the div operator to perform scalar division. Signature operator fun div(v: Float): Vector4 Parameters `v: Float` The scalar to divide by. Returns `Vector4` The resulting vector.
divide ( v )	Performs scalar division. Signature fun divide(v: Float): Vector4 Parameters `v: Float` The scalar to divide by. Returns `Vector4` The resulting vector.
dot ( v )	Calculates the dot product of two vectors. Signature fun dot(v: Vector4): Float Parameters `v: Vector4` The vector to calculate the dot product with. Returns `Float` The dot product.
equals ( other )	Signature open operator override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean Parameters `other: Any?` Returns `Boolean`
hashCode ()	Signature open override fun hashCode(): Int Returns `Int`
length ()	Calculates the length of the vector. Signature fun length(): Float Returns `Float` The length of the vector.
lerp ( dest , ratio )	Linearly interpolates between two vectors. Signature fun lerp(dest: Vector4, ratio: Float): Vector4 Parameters `dest: Vector4` The destination vector to interpolate towards. `ratio: Float` The interpolation ratio, where 0 means no interpolation (i.e., the current vector) and 1 means full interpolation (i.e., the destination vector). Returns `Vector4` The interpolated vector.
minus ( v )	Overloads the minus operator to perform vector subtraction. Signature operator fun minus(v: Vector4): Vector4 Parameters `v: Vector4` The vector to subtract. Returns `Vector4` The resulting vector.
multiply ( v )	Performs vector multiplication. Signature fun multiply(v: Vector4): Vector4 Parameters `v: Vector4` The vector to multiply. Returns `Vector4` The resulting vector.
multiply ( v )	Performs scalar multiplication. Signature fun multiply(v: Float): Vector4 Parameters `v: Float` The scalar to multiply by. Returns `Vector4` The resulting vector.
negate ()	Negates the vector. Signature fun negate(): Vector4 Returns `Vector4` The negated vector.
normalize ()	Normalizes the vector. Signature fun normalize(): Vector4 Returns `Vector4` A new vector representing the normalization of this vector, or (0, 0, 0, 0) if the length of this vector is 0.
plus ( v )	Overloads the plus operator to perform vector addition. Signature operator fun plus(v: Vector4): Vector4 Parameters `v: Vector4` The vector to add. Returns `Vector4` The resulting vector.
setW ( w )	Signature fun setW(w: Float): Vector4 Parameters `w: Float` Returns `Vector4`
setX ( x )	Signature fun setX(x: Float): Vector4 Parameters `x: Float` Returns `Vector4`
setY ( y )	Signature fun setY(y: Float): Vector4 Parameters `y: Float` Returns `Vector4`
setZ ( z )	Signature fun setZ(z: Float): Vector4 Parameters `z: Float` Returns `Vector4`
sub ( v )	Performs vector subtraction. Signature fun sub(v: Vector4): Vector4 Parameters `v: Vector4` The vector to subtract. Returns `Vector4` The resulting vector.
times ( v )	Overloads the times operator to perform component-wise multiplication. Signature operator fun times(v: Vector4): Vector4 Parameters `v: Vector4` The vector to multiply. Returns `Vector4` The resulting vector.
times ( v )	Overloads the times operator to perform scalar multiplication. Signature operator fun times(v: Float): Vector4 Parameters `v: Float` The scalar to multiply by. Returns `Vector4` The resulting vector.
toString ()	Signature open override fun toString(): String Returns `String`
unaryMinus ()	Overloads the unary minus operator to negate the vector. Signature operator fun unaryMinus(): Vector4 Returns `Vector4` The negated vector.