Intersection between two lines in coordinates

Question

I can detect the intersection point of two lines, but if my line don\'t has the length of my screen, it detects the point, where it shouldn\'t be.

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Answer 1

Swift version

func getIntersectionOfLines(line1: (a: CGPoint, b: CGPoint), line2: (a: CGPoint, b: CGPoint)) -> CGPoint {
        let distance = (line1.b.x - line1.a.x) * (line2.b.y - line2.a.y) - (line1.b.y - line1.a.y) * (line2.b.x - line2.a.x)
        if distance == 0 {
            print("error, parallel lines")
            return CGPointZero
        }

        let u = ((line2.a.x - line1.a.x) * (line2.b.y - line2.a.y) - (line2.a.y - line1.a.y) * (line2.b.x - line2.a.x)) / distance
        let v = ((line2.a.x - line1.a.x) * (line1.b.y - line1.a.y) - (line2.a.y - line1.a.y) * (line1.b.x - line1.a.x)) / distance

        if (u < 0.0 || u > 1.0) {
            print("error, intersection not inside line1")
            return CGPointZero
        }
        if (v < 0.0 || v > 1.0) {
            print("error, intersection not inside line2")
            return CGPointZero
        }

        return CGPointMake(line1.a.x + u * (line1.b.x - line1.a.x), line1.a.y + u * (line1.b.y - line1.a.y))
    }