I have multiple rectangles and one special rectangle: the selection rect. I want to check for each rectangle if the rectangle contains at least one point which is inside the selection rectangle. Here is an image for clarity:
Problem Statement Its top and bottom edges are perpendicular to the X-axis, while its left and right edges are perpendicular to the Y-axis. If the area of their intersection is positive, two rectangles overlap. Two rectangles that touch at the corners or edges do not overlap.
Explanation: For two rectangles to be similar, their sides have to be proportional (form equal ratios). The ratio of the two longer sides should equal the ratio of the two shorter sides.
A rectangle can be defined by just one of its diagonal.
Let's say the first rectangle's diagonal is (x1, y1) to (x2, y2)
And the other rectangle's diagonal is (x3, y3) to (x4, y4)
Now, if any of these 4 conditions is true, we can conclude that the rectangles are not overlapping:
Otherwise, they overlap!
The rectangles overlap if
(x1 < x4) && (x3 < x2) && (y1 < y4) && (y3 < y2)
Sample solution on Leetcode: https://leetcode.com/problems/rectangle-overlap/discuss/468548/Java-check-if-two-rectangles-overlap-at-any-point
This will find if the rectangle is overlapping another rectangle:
public boolean overlaps (Rectangle r) { return x < r.x + r.width && x + width > r.x && y < r.y + r.height && y + height > r.y; }
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