PointUtils

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// Adobe classes
//import flash.geom.Point;
// Still support Flash 7:
import org.asapframework.util.types.*;

/**
Point utility methods.
*/

class org.asapframework.util.PointUtils {

    /**
    Mutliplies the coordinates of the given Point and creates a new Point with the result.
    @param inPoint: the Point to multiply
    @param inFactor: the multiply factor
    @return The new Point.
    @use
    <code>
    var point:Point = new Point(100,200);
    var newPoint:Point = PointUtils.multiply(point, 0.5); // (50,100)
    </code>
    */
    public static function multiply (inPoint:Point, inFactor:Number) : Point {
        return new Point(inPoint.x * inFactor, inPoint.y * inFactor);
    }
    
        
    /**
    Calculates the average of two points and creates a new Point with the result.
    @param a: the first Point
    @param b: the second Point
    @return A new Point with the average of Point a and Point b.
    */
    public static function average (a:Point, b:Point) : Point {
        return new Point((a.x + b.x) * 0.5, (a.y + b.y) * 0.5);
    }
    
}