nearest_point_on_line Function

public pure function nearest_point_on_line(pt, ln) result(rst)

Gets the line parameter for the point on the line nearest the specified point.

Arguments

Type	Intent	Optional	Attributes		Name
real(kind=real64),	intent(in)			::	pt(3)	The point.
class(line),	intent(in)			::	ln	The line.

Return Value real(kind=real64)

The line parameteric variable $t$ defining the location of the point nearest along the line.

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