Name

cross — calculate the cross product of two vectors

Declaration

vec3 cross( vec3 x,
  vec3 y);
 
dvec3 cross( dvec3 x,
  dvec3 y);
 

Parameters

x

Specifies the first of two vectors

y

Specifies the second of two vectors

Description

cross returns the cross product of two vectors, x and y, i.e. $\begin{pmatrix} { x[1] \times y[2] - y[1] \times x[2] } \\ { x[2] \times y[0] - y[2] \times x[0] } \\ { x[0] \times y[1] - y[0] \times x[1] } \end{pmatrix}$.

Version Support

OpenGL Shading Language Version
Function Name 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.40 1.50 3.30 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.30 4.40 4.50 4.60
cross (vec3)
cross (dvec3) - - - - - -

See Also

dot