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[section:model_segment model::segment]

'''<indexterm><primary>model</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>segment</primary></indexterm>'''
Class segment: small class containing two points. 

[heading Description]
From Wikipedia: In geometry, a line segment is a part of a line that is bounded by two distinct end points, and contains every point on the line between its end points. 

[heading Model of]
[link geometry.reference.concepts.concept_segment Segment Concept]

[heading Synopsis]
``template<typename Point>
class model::segment
{
  // ...
};
``

[heading Template parameter(s)]
[table
[[Parameter] [Description]]
[[typename Point] []]
]

[heading Constructor(s)]
[table
[[Function] [Description] [Parameters] ]
[[``segment()``

] [Default constructor, no initialization. ] [

]]
[[``segment(Point const & p1, Point const & p2)``

] [Constructor taking the first and the second point. ] [[* Point const &]: ['p1]:  

[* Point const &]: ['p2]:  



]]
]

[heading Header]
Either

`#include <boost/geometry/geometries/geometries.hpp>`


Or

`#include <boost/geometry/geometries/segment.hpp>`

[include reference/geometries/segment.qbk]

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