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Vector3.normalize()

Instance method on Vector3.

Description​

  • Returns a normalized copy of this Vector3 (length equals 1). |

Method Signature​

normalize()

Mathematical Definition​

\hat{v}=v/||v||

Parameters​

  • None.

Returns​

  • Vector3: returned by overloads of this method.

Mutability​

  • Does not modify the current vector unless explicitly using a Local/Equal variant.

Edge Cases​

  • Normalizing a zero-length vector is mathematically undefined.
  • Implementations may return zero, unchanged value, or NaN components.
  • Very small magnitudes can create unstable normalized directions.

Usage Example​

Vector3 direction = target.getPosition().subtract(myTransform.getPosition()).normalize();
myTransform.setPosition(myTransform.getPosition().add(direction.multiply(speed)));

Mathematical Example​

Example input/output depends on overload; for vector arithmetic operations this is typically computed per-component.

Visualization​