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  Copyright (C) 1997-2026 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
 
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/**
 * # CategoryRect
 *
 * Some helper functions for managing rectangles and 2D points, in both
 * integer and floating point versions.
 */
 
#ifndef SDL_rect_h_
#define SDL_rect_h_
 
#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
#include <SDL3/SDL_error.h>
 
#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
 
/**
 * The structure that defines a point (using integers).
 *
 * \since This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetRectEnclosingPoints
 * \sa SDL_PointInRect
 */
typedef struct SDL_Point
{
    int x;
    int y;
} SDL_Point;
 
/**
 * The structure that defines a point (using floating point values).
 *
 * \since This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetRectEnclosingPointsFloat
 * \sa SDL_PointInRectFloat
 */
typedef struct SDL_FPoint
{
    float x;
    float y;
} SDL_FPoint;
 
 
/**
 * A rectangle, with the origin at the upper left (using integers).
 *
 * \since This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_RectEmpty
 * \sa SDL_RectsEqual
 * \sa SDL_HasRectIntersection
 * \sa SDL_GetRectIntersection
 * \sa SDL_GetRectAndLineIntersection
 * \sa SDL_GetRectUnion
 * \sa SDL_GetRectEnclosingPoints
 */
typedef struct SDL_Rect
{
    int x, y;
    int w, h;
} SDL_Rect;
 
 
/**
 * A rectangle stored using floating point values.
 *
 * The origin of the coordinate space is in the top-left, with increasing
 * values moving down and right. The properties `x` and `y` represent the
 * coordinates of the top-left corner of the rectangle.
 *
 * \since This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_RectEmptyFloat
 * \sa SDL_RectsEqualFloat
 * \sa SDL_RectsEqualEpsilon
 * \sa SDL_HasRectIntersectionFloat
 * \sa SDL_GetRectIntersectionFloat
 * \sa SDL_GetRectAndLineIntersectionFloat
 * \sa SDL_GetRectUnionFloat
 * \sa SDL_GetRectEnclosingPointsFloat
 * \sa SDL_PointInRectFloat
 */
typedef struct SDL_FRect
{
    float x;
    float y;
    float w;
    float h;
} SDL_FRect;
 
 
/**
 * Convert an SDL_Rect to SDL_FRect
 *
 * \param rect a pointer to an SDL_Rect.
 * \param frect a pointer filled in with the floating point representation of
 *              `rect`.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
SDL_FORCE_INLINE void SDL_RectToFRect(const SDL_Rect *rect, SDL_FRect *frect)
{
    frect->x = SDL_static_cast(float, rect->x);
    frect->y = SDL_static_cast(float, rect->y);
    frect->w = SDL_static_cast(float, rect->w);
    frect->h = SDL_static_cast(float, rect->h);
}
 
/**
 * Determine whether a point resides inside a rectangle.
 *
 * A point is considered part of a rectangle if both `p` and `r` are not NULL,
 * and `p`'s x and y coordinates are >= to the rectangle's top left corner,
 * and < the rectangle's x+w and y+h. So a 1x1 rectangle considers point (0,0)
 * as "inside" and (0,1) as not.
 *
 * Note that this is a forced-inline function in a header, and not a public
 * API function available in the SDL library (which is to say, the code is
 * embedded in the calling program and the linker and dynamic loader will not
 * be able to find this function inside SDL itself).
 *
 * \param p the point to test.
 * \param r the rectangle to test.
 * \returns true if `p` is contained by `r`, false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
SDL_FORCE_INLINE bool SDL_PointInRect(const SDL_Point *p, const SDL_Rect *r)
{
    return ( p && r && (p->x >= r->x) && (p->x < (r->x + r->w)) &&
             (p->y >= r->y) && (p->y < (r->y + r->h)) ) ? true : false;
}
 
/**
 * Determine whether a rectangle has no area.
 *
 * A rectangle is considered "empty" for this function if `r` is NULL, or if
 * `r`'s width and/or height are <= 0.
 *
 * Note that this is a forced-inline function in a header, and not a public
 * API function available in the SDL library (which is to say, the code is
 * embedded in the calling program and the linker and dynamic loader will not
 * be able to find this function inside SDL itself).
 *
 * \param r the rectangle to test.
 * \returns true if the rectangle is "empty", false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
SDL_FORCE_INLINE bool SDL_RectEmpty(const SDL_Rect *r)
{
    return ((!r) || (r->w <= 0) || (r->h <= 0)) ? true : false;
}
 
/**
 * Determine whether two rectangles are equal.
 *
 * Rectangles are considered equal if both are not NULL and each of their x,
 * y, width and height match.
 *
 * Note that this is a forced-inline function in a header, and not a public
 * API function available in the SDL library (which is to say, the code is
 * embedded in the calling program and the linker and dynamic loader will not
 * be able to find this function inside SDL itself).
 *
 * \param a the first rectangle to test.
 * \param b the second rectangle to test.
 * \returns true if the rectangles are equal, false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
SDL_FORCE_INLINE bool SDL_RectsEqual(const SDL_Rect *a, const SDL_Rect *b)
{
    return (a && b && (a->x == b->x) && (a->y == b->y) &&
            (a->w == b->w) && (a->h == b->h)) ? true : false;
}
 
/**
 * Determine whether two rectangles intersect.
 *
 * If either pointer is NULL the function will return false.
 *
 * \param A an SDL_Rect structure representing the first rectangle.
 * \param B an SDL_Rect structure representing the second rectangle.
 * \returns true if there is an intersection, false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetRectIntersection
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_HasRectIntersection(const SDL_Rect *A, const SDL_Rect *B);
 
/**
 * Calculate the intersection of two rectangles.
 *
 * If `result` is NULL then this function will return false.
 *
 * \param A an SDL_Rect structure representing the first rectangle.
 * \param B an SDL_Rect structure representing the second rectangle.
 * \param result an SDL_Rect structure filled in with the intersection of
 *               rectangles `A` and `B`.
 * \returns true if there is an intersection, false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_HasRectIntersection
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_GetRectIntersection(const SDL_Rect *A, const SDL_Rect *B, SDL_Rect *result);
 
/**
 * Calculate the union of two rectangles.
 *
 * \param A an SDL_Rect structure representing the first rectangle.
 * \param B an SDL_Rect structure representing the second rectangle.
 * \param result an SDL_Rect structure filled in with the union of rectangles
 *               `A` and `B`.
 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
 *          information.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_GetRectUnion(const SDL_Rect *A, const SDL_Rect *B, SDL_Rect *result);
 
/**
 * Calculate a minimal rectangle enclosing a set of points.
 *
 * If `clip` is not NULL then only points inside of the clipping rectangle are
 * considered.
 *
 * \param points an array of SDL_Point structures representing points to be
 *               enclosed.
 * \param count the number of structures in the `points` array.
 * \param clip an SDL_Rect used for clipping or NULL to enclose all points.
 * \param result an SDL_Rect structure filled in with the minimal enclosing
 *               rectangle.
 * \returns true if any points were enclosed or false if all the points were
 *          outside of the clipping rectangle.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_GetRectEnclosingPoints(const SDL_Point *points, int count, const SDL_Rect *clip, SDL_Rect *result);
 
/**
 * Calculate the intersection of a rectangle and line segment.
 *
 * This function is used to clip a line segment to a rectangle. A line segment
 * contained entirely within the rectangle or that does not intersect will
 * remain unchanged. A line segment that crosses the rectangle at either or
 * both ends will be clipped to the boundary of the rectangle and the new
 * coordinates saved in `X1`, `Y1`, `X2`, and/or `Y2` as necessary.
 *
 * \param rect an SDL_Rect structure representing the rectangle to intersect.
 * \param X1 a pointer to the starting X-coordinate of the line.
 * \param Y1 a pointer to the starting Y-coordinate of the line.
 * \param X2 a pointer to the ending X-coordinate of the line.
 * \param Y2 a pointer to the ending Y-coordinate of the line.
 * \returns true if there is an intersection, false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_GetRectAndLineIntersection(const SDL_Rect *rect, int *X1, int *Y1, int *X2, int *Y2);
 
 
/* SDL_FRect versions... */
 
/**
 * Determine whether a point resides inside a floating point rectangle.
 *
 * A point is considered part of a rectangle if both `p` and `r` are not NULL,
 * and `p`'s x and y coordinates are >= to the rectangle's top left corner,
 * and <= the rectangle's x+w and y+h. So a 1x1 rectangle considers point
 * (0,0) and (0,1) as "inside" and (0,2) as not.
 *
 * Note that this is a forced-inline function in a header, and not a public
 * API function available in the SDL library (which is to say, the code is
 * embedded in the calling program and the linker and dynamic loader will not
 * be able to find this function inside SDL itself).
 *
 * \param p the point to test.
 * \param r the rectangle to test.
 * \returns true if `p` is contained by `r`, false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
SDL_FORCE_INLINE bool SDL_PointInRectFloat(const SDL_FPoint *p, const SDL_FRect *r)
{
    return ( p && r && (p->x >= r->x) && (p->x <= (r->x + r->w)) &&
             (p->y >= r->y) && (p->y <= (r->y + r->h)) ) ? true : false;
}
 
/**
 * Determine whether a floating point rectangle takes no space.
 *
 * A rectangle is considered "empty" for this function if `r` is NULL, or if
 * `r`'s width and/or height are < 0.0f.
 *
 * Note that this is a forced-inline function in a header, and not a public
 * API function available in the SDL library (which is to say, the code is
 * embedded in the calling program and the linker and dynamic loader will not
 * be able to find this function inside SDL itself).
 *
 * \param r the rectangle to test.
 * \returns true if the rectangle is "empty", false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
SDL_FORCE_INLINE bool SDL_RectEmptyFloat(const SDL_FRect *r)
{
    return ((!r) || (r->w < 0.0f) || (r->h < 0.0f)) ? true : false;
}
 
/**
 * Determine whether two floating point rectangles are equal, within some
 * given epsilon.
 *
 * Rectangles are considered equal if both are not NULL and each of their x,
 * y, width and height are within `epsilon` of each other. If you don't know
 * what value to use for `epsilon`, you should call the SDL_RectsEqualFloat
 * function instead.
 *
 * Note that this is a forced-inline function in a header, and not a public
 * API function available in the SDL library (which is to say, the code is
 * embedded in the calling program and the linker and dynamic loader will not
 * be able to find this function inside SDL itself).
 *
 * \param a the first rectangle to test.
 * \param b the second rectangle to test.
 * \param epsilon the epsilon value for comparison.
 * \returns true if the rectangles are equal, false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_RectsEqualFloat
 */
SDL_FORCE_INLINE bool SDL_RectsEqualEpsilon(const SDL_FRect *a, const SDL_FRect *b, float epsilon)
{
    return (a && b && ((a == b) ||
            ((SDL_fabsf(a->x - b->x) <= epsilon) &&
            (SDL_fabsf(a->y - b->y) <= epsilon) &&
            (SDL_fabsf(a->w - b->w) <= epsilon) &&
            (SDL_fabsf(a->h - b->h) <= epsilon))))
            ? true : false;
}
 
/**
 * Determine whether two floating point rectangles are equal, within a default
 * epsilon.
 *
 * Rectangles are considered equal if both are not NULL and each of their x,
 * y, width and height are within SDL_FLT_EPSILON of each other. This is often
 * a reasonable way to compare two floating point rectangles and deal with the
 * slight precision variations in floating point calculations that tend to pop
 * up.
 *
 * Note that this is a forced-inline function in a header, and not a public
 * API function available in the SDL library (which is to say, the code is
 * embedded in the calling program and the linker and dynamic loader will not
 * be able to find this function inside SDL itself).
 *
 * \param a the first rectangle to test.
 * \param b the second rectangle to test.
 * \returns true if the rectangles are equal, false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_RectsEqualEpsilon
 */
SDL_FORCE_INLINE bool SDL_RectsEqualFloat(const SDL_FRect *a, const SDL_FRect *b)
{
    return SDL_RectsEqualEpsilon(a, b, SDL_FLT_EPSILON);
}
 
/**
 * Determine whether two rectangles intersect with float precision.
 *
 * If either pointer is NULL the function will return false.
 *
 * \param A an SDL_FRect structure representing the first rectangle.
 * \param B an SDL_FRect structure representing the second rectangle.
 * \returns true if there is an intersection, false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetRectIntersection
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_HasRectIntersectionFloat(const SDL_FRect *A, const SDL_FRect *B);
 
/**
 * Calculate the intersection of two rectangles with float precision.
 *
 * If `result` is NULL then this function will return false.
 *
 * \param A an SDL_FRect structure representing the first rectangle.
 * \param B an SDL_FRect structure representing the second rectangle.
 * \param result an SDL_FRect structure filled in with the intersection of
 *               rectangles `A` and `B`.
 * \returns true if there is an intersection, false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_HasRectIntersectionFloat
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_GetRectIntersectionFloat(const SDL_FRect *A, const SDL_FRect *B, SDL_FRect *result);
 
/**
 * Calculate the union of two rectangles with float precision.
 *
 * \param A an SDL_FRect structure representing the first rectangle.
 * \param B an SDL_FRect structure representing the second rectangle.
 * \param result an SDL_FRect structure filled in with the union of rectangles
 *               `A` and `B`.
 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
 *          information.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_GetRectUnionFloat(const SDL_FRect *A, const SDL_FRect *B, SDL_FRect *result);
 
/**
 * Calculate a minimal rectangle enclosing a set of points with float
 * precision.
 *
 * If `clip` is not NULL then only points inside of the clipping rectangle are
 * considered.
 *
 * \param points an array of SDL_FPoint structures representing points to be
 *               enclosed.
 * \param count the number of structures in the `points` array.
 * \param clip an SDL_FRect used for clipping or NULL to enclose all points.
 * \param result an SDL_FRect structure filled in with the minimal enclosing
 *               rectangle.
 * \returns true if any points were enclosed or false if all the points were
 *          outside of the clipping rectangle.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_GetRectEnclosingPointsFloat(const SDL_FPoint *points, int count, const SDL_FRect *clip, SDL_FRect *result);
 
/**
 * Calculate the intersection of a rectangle and line segment with float
 * precision.
 *
 * This function is used to clip a line segment to a rectangle. A line segment
 * contained entirely within the rectangle or that does not intersect will
 * remain unchanged. A line segment that crosses the rectangle at either or
 * both ends will be clipped to the boundary of the rectangle and the new
 * coordinates saved in `X1`, `Y1`, `X2`, and/or `Y2` as necessary.
 *
 * \param rect an SDL_FRect structure representing the rectangle to intersect.
 * \param X1 a pointer to the starting X-coordinate of the line.
 * \param Y1 a pointer to the starting Y-coordinate of the line.
 * \param X2 a pointer to the ending X-coordinate of the line.
 * \param Y2 a pointer to the ending Y-coordinate of the line.
 * \returns true if there is an intersection, false otherwise.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_GetRectAndLineIntersectionFloat(const SDL_FRect *rect, float *X1, float *Y1, float *X2, float *Y2);
 
/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>
 
#endif /* SDL_rect_h_ */