I need a fast algorithm for calculating coordinates for a line between two points. I tried to find good JavaScript Bresenham implementation, but there are too many and quite
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Thanks everybody! This is what I came with at the end:
function calcStraightLine (startCoordinates, endCoordinates) {
var coordinatesArray = new Array();
// Translate coordinates
var x1 = startCoordinates.left;
var y1 = startCoordinates.top;
var x2 = endCoordinates.left;
var y2 = endCoordinates.top;
// Define differences and error check
var dx = Math.abs(x2 - x1);
var dy = Math.abs(y2 - y1);
var sx = (x1 < x2) ? 1 : -1;
var sy = (y1 < y2) ? 1 : -1;
var err = dx - dy;
// Set first coordinates
coordinatesArray.push(new Coordinates(y1, x1));
// Main loop
while (!((x1 == x2) && (y1 == y2))) {
var e2 = err << 1;
if (e2 > -dy) {
err -= dy;
x1 += sx;
}
if (e2 < dx) {
err += dx;
y1 += sy;
}
// Set coordinates
coordinatesArray.push(new Coordinates(y1, x1));
}
// Return the result
return coordinatesArray;
}