# DistancePointToLineSegment(Vector2, Vector2, Vector2)

> Distance from a point p in 2d to a line segment defined by two points a and b.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityeditor.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor.CoreModule

```csharp
public static float DistancePointToLineSegment(Vector2 p, Vector2 a, Vector2 b)
```

### Parameters

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### Returns

| Type                                                          | Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| [float](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single) |             |