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union()

Syntax

    rect(1).union(rect(2))
    union (rect1, rect2)

Description

Function; returns the smallest rectangle that encloses the two rectangles `rect1` and `rect2`.

Example

This statement returns the rectangle that encloses the specified rectangles:

    put union (rect (0, 0, 10, 10), rect (15, 15, 20, 20))
    -- rect (0, 0, 20, 20)

or

    put rect(0, 0, 10, 10).union(rect(15, 15, 20, 20))
    --rect (0, 0, 20, 20)

See also

`map()`, `rect()`