Vector3 Members

The following tables list the members exposed by the Vector3 type.

Public Constructors

	Name	Description
	Vector3	Overloaded. Initializes a new instance of Vector3.

Public Fields

	Name	Description
	X	Gets or sets the x-component of the vector.
	Y	Gets or sets the y-component of the vector.
	Z	Gets or sets the z-component of the vector.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Backward	Returns a unit Vector3 pointing backward (0, 0, 1).
	Down	Returns a unit Vector3 pointing down (0, −1, 0).
	Forward	Returns a unit Vector3 pointing forward (0, 0, −1).
	Left	Returns a unit Vector3 pointing left (−1, 0, 0).
	One	Returns a Vector3 with ones in all of its components.
	Right	Returns a unit Vector3 pointing to the right (1, 0, 0).
	UnitX	Returns the x unit Vector3 (1, 0, 0).
	UnitY	Returns the y unit Vector3 (0, 1, 0).
	UnitZ	Returns the z unit Vector3 (0, 0, 1).
	Up	Returns a unit Vector3 pointing up (0, 1, 0).
	Zero	Returns a Vector3 with all of its components set to zero.

Public Methods

	Name	Description
	Add	Overloaded. Adds two vectors.
	Barycentric	Overloaded. Returns a Vector3 containing the 3D Cartesian coordinates of a point specified in Barycentric coordinates relative to a 3D triangle.
	CatmullRom	Overloaded. Performs a Catmull-Rom interpolation using the specified positions.
	Clamp	Overloaded. Restricts a value to be within a specified range.
	Cross	Overloaded. Calculates the cross product of two vectors.
	Distance	Overloaded. Calculates the distance between two vectors.
	DistanceSquared	Overloaded. Calculates the distance between two vectors squared.
	Divide	Overloaded. Divide a vector by a scalar or another vector.
	Dot	Overloaded. Calculates the dot product of two vectors.
	Equals	Overloaded. Returns a value that indicates whether the current instance is equal to a specified object.
	GetHashCode	Gets the hash code of the vector object.
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	Hermite	Overloaded. Performs a Hermite spline interpolation.
	Length	Calculates the length of the vector.
	LengthSquared	Calculates the length of the vector squared.
	Lerp	Overloaded. Performs a linear interpolation between two vectors.
	Max	Overloaded. Returns a vector that contains the highest value from each matching pair of components.
	Min	Overloaded. Returns a vector that contains the lowest value from each matching pair of components.
	Multiply	Overloaded. Multiplies a vector by a scalar or another vector.
	Negate	Overloaded. Returns a vector pointing in the opposite direction.
	Normalize	Overloaded. Creates a unit vector from the specified vector.
	op_Addition	Adds two vectors.
	op_Division	Overloaded. Divides a vector by a scalar or another vector.
	op_Equality	Tests vectors for equality.
	op_Inequality	Tests vectors for inequality.
	op_Multiply	Overloaded. Multiplies a vector by a scalar or another vector.
	op_Subtraction	Subtracts a vector from a vector.
	op_UnaryNegation	Returns a vector pointing in the opposite direction.
	ReferenceEquals	(Inherited from Object.)
	Reflect	Overloaded. Returns the reflection of a vector off a surface that has the specified normal.
	SmoothStep	Overloaded. Interpolates between two values using a cubic equation.
	Subtract	Overloaded. Subtracts a vector from a vector.
	ToString	Retrieves a string representation of the current object.
	Transform	Overloaded. Transforms a Vector3 or array of Vector3s by a specified Matrix or Quaternion.
	TransformNormal	Overloaded. Transforms a vector normal by a matrix.

Protected Methods

	Name	Description
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)

See Also

Reference

Vector3 Structure
Microsoft.Xna.Framework Namespace