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computePointToLineDistance
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.. js:function:: computePointToLineDistance

   .. rst-class:: sig-pretty-signature
   
      | computePointToLineDistance(**point**\ : :js:class:`~Point3`\ , **lineBegin**\ : :js:class:`~Point3`\ , **lineEnd**\ : :js:class:`~Point3`\ , **out_closestPointOnLine**\ : :js:class:`~Point3`\ ): *number*
   
   Computes the shortest distance between a point and a line segment.
   
   **Parameters**
   
      **point**\ : :js:class:`~Point3`
   
      **lineBegin**\ : :js:class:`~Point3`
   
         The start point of the line segment to compute against.
   
   
      **lineEnd**\ : :js:class:`~Point3`
   
         The end point of the line segment to compute against.
   
   
      **out_closestPointOnLine**\ : :js:class:`~Point3`
   
         The out parameter for a closest point on the line segment to the point.
   
   
   
   **Returns**\ : *number*
   
      The distance from the point and the closest point on the line.
   
   




