/// <summary>
/// Returns a new <see cref="Line2D"/> from a pair of strings which represent points.
/// See <see cref="Point2D.Parse(string, IFormatProvider)" /> for details on acceptable formats.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="startPointString">The string representation of the first point.</param>
/// <param name="endPointString">The string representation of the second point.</param>
/// <returns>A line segment from the first point to the second point.</returns>
public static LineSegment3D Parse(string startPointString, string endPointString)
{
return(new LineSegment3D(Point3D.Parse(startPointString), Point3D.Parse(endPointString)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a Line from its string representation
/// </summary>
/// <param name="startPoint">The string representation of the startpoint</param>
/// <param name="endPoint">The string representation of the endpoint</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Line3D Parse(string startPoint, string endPoint)
{
return(new Line3D(Point3D.Parse(startPoint), Point3D.Parse(endPoint)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Parses string representation of throughpoint and direction
/// See <see cref="Point3D.Parse(string, IFormatProvider)" /> and <see cref="UnitVector3D.Parse(string, IFormatProvider, double)" /> for details on acceptable formats.
/// This is mainly meant for tests
/// </summary>
/// <param name="point">a string representing a start point for the ray.</param>
/// <param name="direction">a string representing a direction for the ray.</param>
/// <returns>A ray.</returns>
public static Ray3D Parse(string point, string direction)
{
return(new Ray3D(Point3D.Parse(point), UnitVector3D.Parse(direction)));
}
