Is a point inside regular hexagon

Question

I\'m looking for advice on the best way to proceed. I\'m trying to find whether a given point A:(a, b) is inside a regular hexagon, defined with center O:(x, y) and diameter

Answer 1

This is what I have been using:

public bool InsideHexagon(float x, float y)
{
    // Check length (squared) against inner and outer radius
    float l2 = x * x + y * y;
    if (l2 > 1.0f) return false;
    if (l2 < 0.75f) return true; // (sqrt(3)/2)^2 = 3/4

    // Check against borders
    float px = x * 1.15470053838f; // 2/sqrt(3)
    if (px > 1.0f || px < -1.0f) return false;

    float py = 0.5f * px + y;
    if (py > 1.0f || py < -1.0f) return false;

    if (px - py > 1.0f || px - py < -1.0f) return false;

    return true;
}

px and py are the coordinates of x and y projected onto a coordinate system where it is much easier to check the boundaries.