Opentk/Source/OpenTK/Math/Vector4.cs

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using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
namespace OpenTK
{
    /// <summary>Represents a 4D vector using four single-precision floating-point numbers.</summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// The Vector4 structure is suitable for interoperation with unmanaged code requiring four consecutive floats.
    /// </remarks>
    [Serializable]
    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
    public struct Vector4 : IEquatable<Vector4>
    {
        #region Fields

        /// <summary>
        /// The X component of the Vector4.
        /// </summary>
        public float X;

        /// <summary>
        /// The Y component of the Vector4.
        /// </summary>
        public float Y;

        /// <summary>
        /// The Z component of the Vector4.
        /// </summary>
        public float Z;

        /// <summary>
        /// The W component of the Vector4.
        /// </summary>
        public float W;

        /// <summary>
        /// Defines a unit-length Vector4 that points towards the X-axis.
        /// </summary>
        public static Vector4 UnitX = new Vector4(1, 0, 0, 0);

        /// <summary>
        /// Defines a unit-length Vector4 that points towards the Y-axis.
        /// </summary>
        public static Vector4 UnitY = new Vector4(0, 1, 0, 0);

        /// <summary>
        /// Defines a unit-length Vector4 that points towards the Z-axis.
        /// </summary>
        public static Vector4 UnitZ = new Vector4(0, 0, 1, 0);

        /// <summary>
        /// Defines a unit-length Vector4 that points towards the W-axis.
        /// </summary>
        public static Vector4 UnitW = new Vector4(0, 0, 0, 1);

        /// <summary>
        /// Defines a zero-length Vector4.
        /// </summary>
        public static Vector4 Zero = new Vector4(0, 0, 0, 0);

        /// <summary>
        /// Defines an instance with all components set to 1.
        /// </summary>
        public static readonly Vector4 One = new Vector4(1, 1, 1, 1);

        /// <summary>
        /// Defines the size of the Vector4 struct in bytes.
        /// </summary>
        public static readonly int SizeInBytes = Marshal.SizeOf(new Vector4());

        #endregion

        #region Constructors

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs a new Vector4.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="x">The x component of the Vector4.</param>
        /// <param name="y">The y component of the Vector4.</param>
        /// <param name="z">The z component of the Vector4.</param>
        /// <param name="w">The w component of the Vector4.</param>
        public Vector4(float x, float y, float z, float w)
        {
            X = x;
            Y = y;
            Z = z;
            W = w;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs a new Vector4 from the given Vector2.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="v">The Vector2 to copy components from.</param>
        public Vector4(Vector2 v)
        {
            X = v.X;
            Y = v.Y;
            Z = 0.0f;
            W = 0.0f;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs a new Vector4 from the given Vector3.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="v">The Vector3 to copy components from.</param>
        public Vector4(Vector3 v)
        {
            X = v.X;
            Y = v.Y;
            Z = v.Z;
            W = 0.0f;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs a new Vector4 from the specified Vector3 and w component.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="v">The Vector3 to copy components from.</param>
        /// <param name="w">The w component of the new Vector4.</param>
        public Vector4(Vector3 v, float w)
        {
            X = v.X;
            Y = v.Y;
            Z = v.Z;
            W = w;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs a new Vector4 from the given Vector4.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="v">The Vector4 to copy components from.</param>
        public Vector4(Vector4 v)
        {
            X = v.X;
            Y = v.Y;
            Z = v.Z;
            W = v.W;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Public Members

        #region Instance

        #region public void Add()

        /// <summary>Add the Vector passed as parameter to this instance.</summary>
        /// <param name="right">Right operand. This parameter is only read from.</param>
        [Obsolete("Use static Add() method instead.")]
        public void Add(Vector4 right)
        {
            this.X += right.X;
            this.Y += right.Y;
            this.Z += right.Z;
            this.W += right.W;
        }

        /// <summary>Add the Vector passed as parameter to this instance.</summary>
        /// <param name="right">Right operand. This parameter is only read from.</param>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        [Obsolete("Use static Add() method instead.")]
        public void Add(ref Vector4 right)
        {
            this.X += right.X;
            this.Y += right.Y;
            this.Z += right.Z;
            this.W += right.W;
        }

        #endregion public void Add()

        #region public void Sub()

        /// <summary>Subtract the Vector passed as parameter from this instance.</summary>
        /// <param name="right">Right operand. This parameter is only read from.</param>
        [Obsolete("Use static Subtract() method instead.")]
        public void Sub(Vector4 right)
        {
            this.X -= right.X;
            this.Y -= right.Y;
            this.Z -= right.Z;
            this.W -= right.W;
        }

        /// <summary>Subtract the Vector passed as parameter from this instance.</summary>
        /// <param name="right">Right operand. This parameter is only read from.</param>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        [Obsolete("Use static Subtract() method instead.")]
        public void Sub(ref Vector4 right)
        {
            this.X -= right.X;
            this.Y -= right.Y;
            this.Z -= right.Z;
            this.W -= right.W;
        }

        #endregion public void Sub()

        #region public void Mult()

        /// <summary>Multiply this instance by a scalar.</summary>
        /// <param name="f">Scalar operand.</param>
        [Obsolete("Use static Multiply() method instead.")]
        public void Mult(float f)
        {
            this.X *= f;
            this.Y *= f;
            this.Z *= f;
            this.W *= f;
        }

        #endregion public void Mult()

        #region public void Div()

        /// <summary>Divide this instance by a scalar.</summary>
        /// <param name="f">Scalar operand.</param>
        [Obsolete("Use static Divide() method instead.")]
        public void Div(float f)
        {
            float mult = 1.0f / f;
            this.X *= mult;
            this.Y *= mult;
            this.Z *= mult;
            this.W *= mult;
        }

        #endregion public void Div()

        #region public float Length

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the length (magnitude) of the vector.
        /// </summary>
        /// <see cref="LengthFast"/>
        /// <seealso cref="LengthSquared"/>
        public float Length
        {
            get
            {
                return (float)System.Math.Sqrt(X * X + Y * Y + Z * Z + W * W);
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region public float LengthFast

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets an approximation of the vector length (magnitude).
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This property uses an approximation of the square root function to calculate vector magnitude, with
        /// an upper error bound of 0.001.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <see cref="Length"/>
        /// <seealso cref="LengthSquared"/>
        public float LengthFast
        {
            get
            {
                return 1.0f / MathHelper.InverseSqrtFast(X * X + Y * Y + Z * Z + W * W);
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region public float LengthSquared

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the square of the vector length (magnitude).
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This property avoids the costly square root operation required by the Length property. This makes it more suitable
        /// for comparisons.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <see cref="Length"/>
        /// <seealso cref="LengthFast"/>
        public float LengthSquared
        {
            get
            {
                return X * X + Y * Y + Z * Z + W * W;
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region public void Normalize()

        /// <summary>
        /// Scales the Vector4 to unit length.
        /// </summary>
        public void Normalize()
        {
            float scale = 1.0f / this.Length;
            X *= scale;
            Y *= scale;
            Z *= scale;
            W *= scale;
        }

        #endregion

        #region public void NormalizeFast()

        /// <summary>
        /// Scales the Vector4 to approximately unit length.
        /// </summary>
        public void NormalizeFast()
        {
            float scale = MathHelper.InverseSqrtFast(X * X + Y * Y + Z * Z + W * W);
            X *= scale;
            Y *= scale;
            Z *= scale;
            W *= scale;
        }

        #endregion

        #region public void Scale()

        /// <summary>
        /// Scales the current Vector4 by the given amounts.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="sx">The scale of the X component.</param>
        /// <param name="sy">The scale of the Y component.</param>
        /// <param name="sz">The scale of the Z component.</param>
        /// <param name="sw">The scale of the Z component.</param>
        [Obsolete("Use static Multiply() method instead.")]
        public void Scale(float sx, float sy, float sz, float sw)
        {
            this.X = X * sx;
            this.Y = Y * sy;
            this.Z = Z * sz;
            this.W = W * sw;
        }

        /// <summary>Scales this instance by the given parameter.</summary>
        /// <param name="scale">The scaling of the individual components.</param>
        [Obsolete("Use static Multiply() method instead.")]
        public void Scale(Vector4 scale)
        {
            this.X *= scale.X;
            this.Y *= scale.Y;
            this.Z *= scale.Z;
            this.W *= scale.W;
        }

        /// <summary>Scales this instance by the given parameter.</summary>
        /// <param name="scale">The scaling of the individual components.</param>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        [Obsolete("Use static Multiply() method instead.")]
        public void Scale(ref Vector4 scale)
        {
            this.X *= scale.X;
            this.Y *= scale.Y;
            this.Z *= scale.Z;
            this.W *= scale.W;
        }

        #endregion public void Scale()

        #endregion

        #region Static

        #region Obsolete

        #region Sub

        /// <summary>
        /// Subtract one Vector from another
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First operand</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second operand</param>
        /// <returns>Result of subtraction</returns>
        public static Vector4 Sub(Vector4 a, Vector4 b)
        {
            a.X -= b.X;
            a.Y -= b.Y;
            a.Z -= b.Z;
            a.W -= b.W;
            return a;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Subtract one Vector from another
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First operand</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second operand</param>
        /// <param name="result">Result of subtraction</param>
        public static void Sub(ref Vector4 a, ref Vector4 b, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result.X = a.X - b.X;
            result.Y = a.Y - b.Y;
            result.Z = a.Z - b.Z;
            result.W = a.W - b.W;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Mult

        /// <summary>
        /// Multiply a vector and a scalar
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">Vector operand</param>
        /// <param name="f">Scalar operand</param>
        /// <returns>Result of the multiplication</returns>
        public static Vector4 Mult(Vector4 a, float f)
        {
            a.X *= f;
            a.Y *= f;
            a.Z *= f;
            a.W *= f;
            return a;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Multiply a vector and a scalar
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">Vector operand</param>
        /// <param name="f">Scalar operand</param>
        /// <param name="result">Result of the multiplication</param>
        public static void Mult(ref Vector4 a, float f, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result.X = a.X * f;
            result.Y = a.Y * f;
            result.Z = a.Z * f;
            result.W = a.W * f;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Div

        /// <summary>
        /// Divide a vector by a scalar
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">Vector operand</param>
        /// <param name="f">Scalar operand</param>
        /// <returns>Result of the division</returns>
        public static Vector4 Div(Vector4 a, float f)
        {
            float mult = 1.0f / f;
            a.X *= mult;
            a.Y *= mult;
            a.Z *= mult;
            a.W *= mult;
            return a;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Divide a vector by a scalar
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">Vector operand</param>
        /// <param name="f">Scalar operand</param>
        /// <param name="result">Result of the division</param>
        public static void Div(ref Vector4 a, float f, out Vector4 result)
        {
            float mult = 1.0f / f;
            result.X = a.X * mult;
            result.Y = a.Y * mult;
            result.Z = a.Z * mult;
            result.W = a.W * mult;
        }

        #endregion

        #endregion

        #region Add

        /// <summary>
        /// Adds two vectors.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">Left operand.</param>
        /// <param name="b">Right operand.</param>
        /// <returns>Result of operation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 Add(Vector4 a, Vector4 b)
        {
            Add(ref a, ref b, out a);
            return a;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Adds two vectors.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">Left operand.</param>
        /// <param name="b">Right operand.</param>
        /// <param name="result">Result of operation.</param>
        public static void Add(ref Vector4 a, ref Vector4 b, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result = new Vector4(a.X + b.X, a.Y + b.Y, a.Z + b.Z, a.W + b.W);
        }

        #endregion

        #region Subtract

        /// <summary>
        /// Subtract one Vector from another
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First operand</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second operand</param>
        /// <returns>Result of subtraction</returns>
        public static Vector4 Subtract(Vector4 a, Vector4 b)
        {
            Subtract(ref a, ref b, out a);
            return a;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Subtract one Vector from another
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First operand</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second operand</param>
        /// <param name="result">Result of subtraction</param>
        public static void Subtract(ref Vector4 a, ref Vector4 b, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result = new Vector4(a.X - b.X, a.Y - b.Y, a.Z - b.Z, a.W - b.W);
        }

        #endregion

        #region Multiply

        /// <summary>
        /// Multiplies a vector by a scalar.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vector">Left operand.</param>
        /// <param name="scale">Right operand.</param>
        /// <returns>Result of the operation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 Multiply(Vector4 vector, float scale)
        {
            Multiply(ref vector, scale, out vector);
            return vector;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Multiplies a vector by a scalar.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vector">Left operand.</param>
        /// <param name="scale">Right operand.</param>
        /// <param name="result">Result of the operation.</param>
        public static void Multiply(ref Vector4 vector, float scale, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result = new Vector4(vector.X * scale, vector.Y * scale, vector.Z * scale, vector.W * scale);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Multiplies a vector by the components a vector (scale).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vector">Left operand.</param>
        /// <param name="scale">Right operand.</param>
        /// <returns>Result of the operation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 Multiply(Vector4 vector, Vector4 scale)
        {
            Multiply(ref vector, ref scale, out vector);
            return vector;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Multiplies a vector by the components of a vector (scale).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vector">Left operand.</param>
        /// <param name="scale">Right operand.</param>
        /// <param name="result">Result of the operation.</param>
        public static void Multiply(ref Vector4 vector, ref Vector4 scale, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result = new Vector4(vector.X * scale.X, vector.Y * scale.Y, vector.Z * scale.Z, vector.W * scale.W);
        }

        #endregion

        #region Divide

        /// <summary>
        /// Divides a vector by a scalar.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vector">Left operand.</param>
        /// <param name="scale">Right operand.</param>
        /// <returns>Result of the operation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 Divide(Vector4 vector, float scale)
        {
            Divide(ref vector, scale, out vector);
            return vector;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Divides a vector by a scalar.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vector">Left operand.</param>
        /// <param name="scale">Right operand.</param>
        /// <param name="result">Result of the operation.</param>
        public static void Divide(ref Vector4 vector, float scale, out Vector4 result)
        {
            Multiply(ref vector, 1 / scale, out result);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Divides a vector by the components of a vector (scale).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vector">Left operand.</param>
        /// <param name="scale">Right operand.</param>
        /// <returns>Result of the operation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 Divide(Vector4 vector, Vector4 scale)
        {
            Divide(ref vector, ref scale, out vector);
            return vector;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Divide a vector by the components of a vector (scale).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vector">Left operand.</param>
        /// <param name="scale">Right operand.</param>
        /// <param name="result">Result of the operation.</param>
        public static void Divide(ref Vector4 vector, ref Vector4 scale, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result = new Vector4(vector.X / scale.X, vector.Y / scale.Y, vector.Z / scale.Z, vector.W / scale.W);
        }

        #endregion

        #region Min

        /// <summary>
        /// Calculate the component-wise minimum of two vectors
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First operand</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second operand</param>
        /// <returns>The component-wise minimum</returns>
        public static Vector4 Min(Vector4 a, Vector4 b)
        {
            a.X = a.X < b.X ? a.X : b.X;
            a.Y = a.Y < b.Y ? a.Y : b.Y;
            a.Z = a.Z < b.Z ? a.Z : b.Z;
            a.W = a.W < b.W ? a.W : b.W;
            return a;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Calculate the component-wise minimum of two vectors
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First operand</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second operand</param>
        /// <param name="result">The component-wise minimum</param>
        public static void Min(ref Vector4 a, ref Vector4 b, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result.X = a.X < b.X ? a.X : b.X;
            result.Y = a.Y < b.Y ? a.Y : b.Y;
            result.Z = a.Z < b.Z ? a.Z : b.Z;
            result.W = a.W < b.W ? a.W : b.W;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Max

        /// <summary>
        /// Calculate the component-wise maximum of two vectors
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First operand</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second operand</param>
        /// <returns>The component-wise maximum</returns>
        public static Vector4 Max(Vector4 a, Vector4 b)
        {
            a.X = a.X > b.X ? a.X : b.X;
            a.Y = a.Y > b.Y ? a.Y : b.Y;
            a.Z = a.Z > b.Z ? a.Z : b.Z;
            a.W = a.W > b.W ? a.W : b.W;
            return a;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Calculate the component-wise maximum of two vectors
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First operand</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second operand</param>
        /// <param name="result">The component-wise maximum</param>
        public static void Max(ref Vector4 a, ref Vector4 b, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result.X = a.X > b.X ? a.X : b.X;
            result.Y = a.Y > b.Y ? a.Y : b.Y;
            result.Z = a.Z > b.Z ? a.Z : b.Z;
            result.W = a.W > b.W ? a.W : b.W;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Clamp

        /// <summary>
        /// Clamp a vector to the given minimum and maximum vectors
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vec">Input vector</param>
        /// <param name="min">Minimum vector</param>
        /// <param name="max">Maximum vector</param>
        /// <returns>The clamped vector</returns>
        public static Vector4 Clamp(Vector4 vec, Vector4 min, Vector4 max)
        {
            vec.X = vec.X < min.X ? min.X : vec.X > max.X ? max.X : vec.X;
            vec.Y = vec.Y < min.Y ? min.Y : vec.Y > max.Y ? max.Y : vec.Y;
            vec.Z = vec.X < min.Z ? min.Z : vec.Z > max.Z ? max.Z : vec.Z;
            vec.W = vec.Y < min.W ? min.W : vec.W > max.W ? max.W : vec.W;
            return vec;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Clamp a vector to the given minimum and maximum vectors
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vec">Input vector</param>
        /// <param name="min">Minimum vector</param>
        /// <param name="max">Maximum vector</param>
        /// <param name="result">The clamped vector</param>
        public static void Clamp(ref Vector4 vec, ref Vector4 min, ref Vector4 max, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result.X = vec.X < min.X ? min.X : vec.X > max.X ? max.X : vec.X;
            result.Y = vec.Y < min.Y ? min.Y : vec.Y > max.Y ? max.Y : vec.Y;
            result.Z = vec.X < min.Z ? min.Z : vec.Z > max.Z ? max.Z : vec.Z;
            result.W = vec.Y < min.W ? min.W : vec.W > max.W ? max.W : vec.W;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Normalize

        /// <summary>
        /// Scale a vector to unit length
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vec">The input vector</param>
        /// <returns>The normalized vector</returns>
        public static Vector4 Normalize(Vector4 vec)
        {
            float scale = 1.0f / vec.Length;
            vec.X *= scale;
            vec.Y *= scale;
            vec.Z *= scale;
            vec.W *= scale;
            return vec;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Scale a vector to unit length
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vec">The input vector</param>
        /// <param name="result">The normalized vector</param>
        public static void Normalize(ref Vector4 vec, out Vector4 result)
        {
            float scale = 1.0f / vec.Length;
            result.X = vec.X * scale;
            result.Y = vec.Y * scale;
            result.Z = vec.Z * scale;
            result.W = vec.W * scale;
        }

        #endregion

        #region NormalizeFast

        /// <summary>
        /// Scale a vector to approximately unit length
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vec">The input vector</param>
        /// <returns>The normalized vector</returns>
        public static Vector4 NormalizeFast(Vector4 vec)
        {
            float scale = MathHelper.InverseSqrtFast(vec.X * vec.X + vec.Y * vec.Y + vec.Z * vec.Z + vec.W * vec.W);
            vec.X *= scale;
            vec.Y *= scale;
            vec.Z *= scale;
            vec.W *= scale;
            return vec;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Scale a vector to approximately unit length
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vec">The input vector</param>
        /// <param name="result">The normalized vector</param>
        public static void NormalizeFast(ref Vector4 vec, out Vector4 result)
        {
            float scale = MathHelper.InverseSqrtFast(vec.X * vec.X + vec.Y * vec.Y + vec.Z * vec.Z + vec.W * vec.W);
            result.X = vec.X * scale;
            result.Y = vec.Y * scale;
            result.Z = vec.Z * scale;
            result.W = vec.W * scale;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Dot

        /// <summary>
        /// Calculate the dot product of two vectors
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="left">First operand</param>
        /// <param name="right">Second operand</param>
        /// <returns>The dot product of the two inputs</returns>
        public static float Dot(Vector4 left, Vector4 right)
        {
            return left.X * right.X + left.Y * right.Y + left.Z * right.Z + left.W * right.W;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Calculate the dot product of two vectors
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="left">First operand</param>
        /// <param name="right">Second operand</param>
        /// <param name="result">The dot product of the two inputs</param>
        public static void Dot(ref Vector4 left, ref Vector4 right, out float result)
        {
            result = left.X * right.X + left.Y * right.Y + left.Z * right.Z + left.W * right.W;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Lerp

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a new Vector that is the linear blend of the 2 given Vectors
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First input vector</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second input vector</param>
        /// <param name="blend">The blend factor. a when blend=0, b when blend=1.</param>
        /// <returns>a when blend=0, b when blend=1, and a linear combination otherwise</returns>
        public static Vector4 Lerp(Vector4 a, Vector4 b, float blend)
        {
            a.X = blend * (b.X - a.X) + a.X;
            a.Y = blend * (b.Y - a.Y) + a.Y;
            a.Z = blend * (b.Z - a.Z) + a.Z;
            a.W = blend * (b.W - a.W) + a.W;
            return a;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a new Vector that is the linear blend of the 2 given Vectors
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First input vector</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second input vector</param>
        /// <param name="blend">The blend factor. a when blend=0, b when blend=1.</param>
        /// <param name="result">a when blend=0, b when blend=1, and a linear combination otherwise</param>
        public static void Lerp(ref Vector4 a, ref Vector4 b, float blend, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result.X = blend * (b.X - a.X) + a.X;
            result.Y = blend * (b.Y - a.Y) + a.Y;
            result.Z = blend * (b.Z - a.Z) + a.Z;
            result.W = blend * (b.W - a.W) + a.W;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Barycentric

        /// <summary>
        /// Interpolate 3 Vectors using Barycentric coordinates
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First input Vector</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second input Vector</param>
        /// <param name="c">Third input Vector</param>
        /// <param name="u">First Barycentric Coordinate</param>
        /// <param name="v">Second Barycentric Coordinate</param>
        /// <returns>a when u=v=0, b when u=1,v=0, c when u=0,v=1, and a linear combination of a,b,c otherwise</returns>
        public static Vector4 BaryCentric(Vector4 a, Vector4 b, Vector4 c, float u, float v)
        {
            return a + u * (b - a) + v * (c - a);
        }

        /// <summary>Interpolate 3 Vectors using Barycentric coordinates</summary>
        /// <param name="a">First input Vector.</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second input Vector.</param>
        /// <param name="c">Third input Vector.</param>
        /// <param name="u">First Barycentric Coordinate.</param>
        /// <param name="v">Second Barycentric Coordinate.</param>
        /// <param name="result">Output Vector. a when u=v=0, b when u=1,v=0, c when u=0,v=1, and a linear combination of a,b,c otherwise</param>
        public static void BaryCentric(ref Vector4 a, ref Vector4 b, ref Vector4 c, float u, float v, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result = a; // copy

            Vector4 temp = b; // copy
            Subtract(ref temp, ref a, out temp);
            Multiply(ref temp, u, out temp);
            Add(ref result, ref temp, out result);

            temp = c; // copy
            Subtract(ref temp, ref a, out temp);
            Multiply(ref temp, v, out temp);
            Add(ref result, ref temp, out result);
        }

        #endregion

        #region Transform

        /// <summary>Transform a Vector by the given Matrix</summary>
        /// <param name="vec">The vector to transform</param>
        /// <param name="mat">The desired transformation</param>
        /// <returns>The transformed vector</returns>
        public static Vector4 Transform(Vector4 vec, Matrix4 mat)
        {
            Vector4 result;
            Transform(ref vec, ref mat, out result);
            return result;
        }

        /// <summary>Transform a Vector by the given Matrix</summary>
        /// <param name="vec">The vector to transform</param>
        /// <param name="mat">The desired transformation</param>
        /// <param name="result">The transformed vector</param>
        public static void Transform(ref Vector4 vec, ref Matrix4 mat, out Vector4 result)
        {
            result = new Vector4(
                vec.X * mat.Row0.X + vec.Y * mat.Row1.X + vec.Z * mat.Row2.X + vec.W * mat.Row3.X,
                vec.X * mat.Row0.Y + vec.Y * mat.Row1.Y + vec.Z * mat.Row2.Y + vec.W * mat.Row3.Y,
                vec.X * mat.Row0.Z + vec.Y * mat.Row1.Z + vec.Z * mat.Row2.Z + vec.W * mat.Row3.Z,
                vec.X * mat.Row0.W + vec.Y * mat.Row1.W + vec.Z * mat.Row2.W + vec.W * mat.Row3.W);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Transforms a vector by a quaternion rotation.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vec">The vector to transform.</param>
        /// <param name="quat">The quaternion to rotate the vector by.</param>
        /// <returns>The result of the operation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 Transform(Vector4 vec, Quaternion quat)
        {
            Vector4 result;
            Transform(ref vec, ref quat, out result);
            return result;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Transforms a vector by a quaternion rotation.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vec">The vector to transform.</param>
        /// <param name="quat">The quaternion to rotate the vector by.</param>
        /// <param name="result">The result of the operation.</param>
        public static void Transform(ref Vector4 vec, ref Quaternion quat, out Vector4 result)
        {
            Quaternion v = new Quaternion(vec.X, vec.Y, vec.Z, vec.W), i, t;
            Quaternion.Invert(ref quat, out i);
            Quaternion.Multiply(ref quat, ref v, out t);
            Quaternion.Multiply(ref t, ref i, out v);

            result = new Vector4(v.X, v.Y, v.Z, v.W);
        }

        #endregion

        #endregion

        #region Swizzle

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets an OpenTK.Vector2 with the X and Y components of this instance.
        /// </summary>
        [XmlIgnore]
        public Vector2 Xy { get { return new Vector2(X, Y); } set { X = value.X; Y = value.Y; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets an OpenTK.Vector3 with the X, Y and Z components of this instance.
        /// </summary>
        [XmlIgnore]
        public Vector3 Xyz { get { return new Vector3(X, Y, Z); } set { X = value.X; Y = value.Y; Z = value.Z; } }

        #endregion

        #region Operators

        /// <summary>
        /// Adds two instances.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="left">The first instance.</param>
        /// <param name="right">The second instance.</param>
        /// <returns>The result of the calculation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 operator +(Vector4 left, Vector4 right)
        {
            left.X += right.X;
            left.Y += right.Y;
            left.Z += right.Z;
            left.W += right.W;
            return left;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Subtracts two instances.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="left">The first instance.</param>
        /// <param name="right">The second instance.</param>
        /// <returns>The result of the calculation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 operator -(Vector4 left, Vector4 right)
        {
            left.X -= right.X;
            left.Y -= right.Y;
            left.Z -= right.Z;
            left.W -= right.W;
            return left;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Negates an instance.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vec">The instance.</param>
        /// <returns>The result of the calculation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 operator -(Vector4 vec)
        {
            vec.X = -vec.X;
            vec.Y = -vec.Y;
            vec.Z = -vec.Z;
            vec.W = -vec.W;
            return vec;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Multiplies an instance by a scalar.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vec">The instance.</param>
        /// <param name="scale">The scalar.</param>
        /// <returns>The result of the calculation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 operator *(Vector4 vec, float scale)
        {
            vec.X *= scale;
            vec.Y *= scale;
            vec.Z *= scale;
            vec.W *= scale;
            return vec;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Multiplies an instance by a scalar.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="scale">The scalar.</param>
        /// <param name="vec">The instance.</param>
        /// <returns>The result of the calculation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 operator *(float scale, Vector4 vec)
        {
            vec.X *= scale;
            vec.Y *= scale;
            vec.Z *= scale;
            vec.W *= scale;
            return vec;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Divides an instance by a scalar.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="vec">The instance.</param>
        /// <param name="scale">The scalar.</param>
        /// <returns>The result of the calculation.</returns>
        public static Vector4 operator /(Vector4 vec, float scale)
        {
            float mult = 1.0f / scale;
            vec.X *= mult;
            vec.Y *= mult;
            vec.Z *= mult;
            vec.W *= mult;
            return vec;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Compares two instances for equality.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="left">The first instance.</param>
        /// <param name="right">The second instance.</param>
        /// <returns>True, if left equals right; false otherwise.</returns>
        public static bool operator ==(Vector4 left, Vector4 right)
        {
            return left.Equals(right);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Compares two instances for inequality.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="left">The first instance.</param>
        /// <param name="right">The second instance.</param>
        /// <returns>True, if left does not equa lright; false otherwise.</returns>
        public static bool operator !=(Vector4 left, Vector4 right)
        {
            return !left.Equals(right);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a pointer to the first element of the specified instance.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="v">The instance.</param>
        /// <returns>A pointer to the first element of v.</returns>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        unsafe public static explicit operator float*(Vector4 v)
        {
            return &v.X;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a pointer to the first element of the specified instance.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="v">The instance.</param>
        /// <returns>A pointer to the first element of v.</returns>
        public static explicit operator IntPtr(Vector4 v)
        {
            unsafe
            {
                return (IntPtr)(&v.X);
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Overrides

        #region public override string ToString()

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a System.String that represents the current Vector4.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public override string ToString()
        {
            return String.Format("({0}, {1}, {2}, {3})", X, Y, Z, W);
        }

        #endregion

        #region public override int GetHashCode()

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the hashcode for this instance.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>A System.Int32 containing the unique hashcode for this instance.</returns>
        public override int GetHashCode()
        {
            return X.GetHashCode() ^ Y.GetHashCode() ^ Z.GetHashCode() ^ W.GetHashCode();
        }

        #endregion

        #region public override bool Equals(object obj)

        /// <summary>
        /// Indicates whether this instance and a specified object are equal.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="obj">The object to compare to.</param>
        /// <returns>True if the instances are equal; false otherwise.</returns>
        public override bool Equals(object obj)
        {
            if (!(obj is Vector4))
                return false;

            return this.Equals((Vector4)obj);
        }

        #endregion

        #endregion

        #endregion

        #region IEquatable<Vector4> Members

        /// <summary>Indicates whether the current vector is equal to another vector.</summary>
        /// <param name="other">A vector to compare with this vector.</param>
        /// <returns>true if the current vector is equal to the vector parameter; otherwise, false.</returns>
        public bool Equals(Vector4 other)
        {
            return
                X == other.X &&
                Y == other.Y &&
                Z == other.Z &&
                W == other.W;
        }

        #endregion
    }
}