Ray Structure

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Defines a ray.

Namespace: Microsoft.Xna.Framework
Assembly: Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Math (in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Math.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Structure Ray

public struct Ray

The Ray type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	Ray	Creates a new instance of Ray.

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	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether two instances of Ray are equal. (Overrides ValueType.Equals(Object).)
	Equals(Ray)	Determines whether the specified Ray is equal to the current Ray.
	GetHashCode	Gets the hash code for this instance. (Overrides ValueType.GetHashCode().)
	Intersects(BoundingBox)	Checks whether the Ray intersects a specified BoundingBox.
	Intersects(BoundingFrustum)	Checks whether the Ray intersects a specified BoundingFrustum.
	Intersects(BoundingSphere)	Checks whether the Ray intersects a specified BoundingSphere.
	Intersects(Plane)	Determines whether this Ray intersects a specified Plane.
	Intersects(BoundingBox%, Nullable<Single>%)	Checks whether the current Ray intersects a BoundingBox.
	Intersects(BoundingSphere%, Nullable<Single>%)	Checks whether the current Ray intersects a BoundingSphere.
	Intersects(Plane%, Nullable<Single>%)	Determines whether this Ray intersects a specified Plane.
	ToString	Returns a String that represents the current Ray. (Overrides ValueType.ToString().)

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	Name	Description
	Equality	Determines whether two instances of Ray are equal.
	Inequality	Determines whether two instances of Ray are not equal.

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	Name	Description
	Direction	Unit vector specifying the direction the Ray is pointing.
	Position	Specifies the starting point of the Ray.

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Supported in: 5

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Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.