Quaternion Members

Describes a four-dimensional vector (x, y, z, w).

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

Public Constructors

	Name	Description
	Quaternion	Initializes a new instance of the Quaternion class.

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Public Fields

	Name	Description
	W	Represents the w component of the quaternion.
	X	Represents the x component of the quaternion.
	Y	Represents the y component of the quaternion.
	Z	Represents the z component of the quaternion.

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Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Identity	Gets an identity quaternion.
	Zero	Gets an empty quaternion.

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Public Methods

(see also Protected Methods )

	Name	Description
	Add	Adds two quaternions.
	Conjugate	Returns the conjugate of a quaternion.
	Dot	Returns the dot product of two quaternions.
	Equals	Overloaded. Overridden.
	Exp	Overloaded. Calculates the exponential of a quaternion.
	GetHashCode	Overridden. Returns the hash code for the current instance.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Invert	Overloaded. Conjugates and renormalizes a quaternion.
	Length	Overloaded. Returns the length of a quaternion.
	LengthSq	Overloaded. Returns the square of the length of a quaternion.
	Ln	Overloaded. Calculates the natural logarithm of a quaternion.
	Multiply	Overloaded. Determines the product of two quaternions.
	Normalize	Overloaded. Creates the norm of a quaternion.
	op_Addition	Adds two instances of the Quaternion structure.
	op_Equality	Compares the specified quaternions to determine whether they are the same.
	op_Inequality	Compares the current specified quaternions to determine whether they are different.
	op_Multiply	Overloaded. Determines the product of two quaternions.
	op_Subtraction	Subtracts two quaternions.
	op_UnaryNegation	Returns the negation of the specified quaternion.
	ReferenceEquals	Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	RotationAxis	Builds a quaternion that is rotated around an arbitrary axis.
	RotationMatrix	Builds a quaternion from a rotation matrix.
	RotationYawPitchRoll	Builds a quaternion with the given yaw, pitch, and roll.
	Slerp	Interpolates between two quaternions, using spherical linear interpolation.
	Squad	Interpolates between quaternions, using spherical quadrangle interpolation.
	SquadSetup	Sets up control points for spherical quadrangle interpolation.
	Subtract	Subtracts two quaternion instances.
	ToAxisAngle	Computes the axis and angle of rotation for a quaternion.
	ToString	Returns a String that represents the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Protected Methods

	Name	Description
	Finalize	Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)

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See Also

Reference

Quaternion Structure
Microsoft.WindowsMobile.DirectX Namespace

Other Resources

Mobile Direct3D Programming