NAME

       Geometry::Primitive::Line - A Line

DESCRIPTION

       Geometry::Primitive::Line represents a straight curve defined by two points.

SYNOPSIS

         use Geometry::Primitive::Line;

         my $line = Geometry::Primitive::Line->new();
         $line->start($point1);
         $line->end($point2);

ATTRIBUTES

   end
       Set/Get the end point of the line.

   start
       Set/Get the start point of the line.

METHODS

   new
       Creates a new Geometry::Primitive::Line

   contains_point
       Returns true if the supplied point is 'on' the line.  Accepts either a point object or an
       x y pair.

   grow
       Does nothing, as I'm not sure how.  Patches or hints welcome.

   is_parallel ($other_line)
       Returns true if the supplied line is parallel to this one.

   is_perpendicular ($other_line)
       Returns true if the supplied line is perpendicular to this one.

   length
       Get the length of the line.

   point_end
       Get the end point.  Provided for Shape role.

   point_start
       Get the start point.  Provided for Shape role.

   scale
       Does nothing at the moment.

   slope
       Get the slope of the line.

   to_string
       Guess!

   y_intercept
       Returns the Y intercept of this line.

AUTHOR

       Cory Watson <gphat@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

       You can redistribute and/or modify this code under the same terms as Perl itself.