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ordered-rectangle-union

Function

Summary
: Returns the union of two rectangles.
Signature

ordered-rectangle-union left-1 top-1 right-1 bottom-1 
                        left-2 top-2 right-2 bottom-2 => 
                        left top right bottom

Arguments

left-1: A real number
top-1: A real number
right-1: A real number
bottom-1: A real number
left-2: A real number
top-2: A real number
right-2: A real number
bottom-2: A real number

Values

left: A real number
top: A real number
right: A real number
bottom: A real number

Description

Theordered-rectangle-union function returns four values: the left, top, right and bottom of the union of the two rectangles specified in the arguments. The caller guarantees that each input rectangle is ordered, that is, the left values must be smaller or equal to the right values, and the top values must be greater than or equal to the bottom ones.

See also

rectangle-union