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+++ b/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/artifacts/math/Distance.java	Fri Jul 06 09:34:51 2012 +0000
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+package de.intevation.flys.artifacts.math;
+
+/** Helper to calculate distance(s). */
+public final class Distance {
+    /** Return distance between two values. */
+    public static double distance(double a, double b) {
+        return Math.abs(a - b);
+    }
+
+    /** Return whether a and be are within a certain distance. */
+    public static boolean within(double a, double b, double threshold) {
+        return distance(a, b) <= threshold;
+    }
+}
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