---
name: "Geometry::Primitive::Circle"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgeometry-primitive-perl"
version: "0.24-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Geometry::Primitive::Circle"
---

# Geometry::Primitive::Circle(3pm)

A Circle

## NAME

Geometry::Primitive::Circle - A Circle

## DESCRIPTION

Geometry::Primitive::Circle represents an ellipse with equal width and height.

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Geometry::Primitive::Circle;
  my $circle = Geometry::Primitive::Circle->new(
      radius => 15
  );
  print $circle->diameter;
```

## ATTRIBUTES

### origin

Set/Get the origin of this circle.

### radius

Set/Get the radius of this circle.

## METHODS

### new

Creates a new Geometry::Primitive::Circle

### area

Returns the area of this circle.

### circumference

Returns the circumference of this circle.

### diameter

Returns the diameter of this circle

### scale ($amount)

Returns a new circle whose radius is `$amount` times bigger than this one.

### point\_end

Set/Get the "end" point of this cicle.  Calls `"point_start"`.

### point\_start

Set/Get the "start" point of this cicle.  Returns the point at the circle's origin X coordinate and the origin Y coordinate + radius / 2.

## AUTHOR

Cory Watson \<gphat@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

You can redistribute and/or modify this code under the same terms as Perl itself.