unity find closest point on line

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unity find closest point on line

Solution

public Vector2 FindNearestPointOnLine(Vector2 origin, Vector2 direction, Vector2 point)
{
    direction.Normalize();
    Vector2 lhs = point - origin;

    float dotP = Vector2.Dot(lhs, direction);
    return origin + direction * dotP;
}

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