= DISTANCE( [x1], [y1] TO [x2], [y2] )

The DISTANCE function calculates the geometric distance between two points. The distance is calculated with the application of the Pythagorean theorem, the result of which is however returned with the nnly integer part. If any component is omitted, the last screen position is used, instead.

  result = DISTANCE( x1, y1 TO x2, y2 )

See also the following example files:

• maths_distance_01.bas

 Dst

• Atari (400/800)
• Atari XL/XE
• Commodore 128 (MOS 8502)
• Commodore 128 (Zilog Z80)
• Commodore 64
• TRS-80 Color Computer
• TRS-80 Color Computer 3
• ColecoVision
• Amstrad CPC 664
• Dragon 32
• Dragon 64
• Thomson MO5
• Thomson MO5
• Olivetti Prodest PC128
• Commodore PLUS/4
• SEGA SC-3000
• SEGA SG-1000
• VG-5000
• Commodore VIC-20
• ZX Spectrum 48

If you have encountered a problem using this command, if you think there is a bug or the explanation is unclear, please open an issue for this keyword on GitHub. Thank you!