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Strategy to calculate the distance between two boxes.
template<typename CalculationType> class strategy::distance::pythagoras_box_box { // ... };
| Parameter | Default | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| typename CalculationType | void | numeric type for calculation (e.g. high precision); if void then it is extracted automatically from the coordinate type and (if necessary) promoted to floating point | 
| Function | Description | Parameters | Returns | 
|---|---|---|---|
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 template<typename Box1, typename Box2> calculation_type< Box1, Box2 >::type apply(Box1 const & box1, Box2 const & box2) 
 | applies the distance calculation using pythagoras_box_box | Box1 const &: box1: first box Box2 const &: box2: second box | the calculated distance (including taking the square root) | 
          #include <boost/geometry/strategies/cartesian/distance_pythagoras_box_box.hpp>
        
| ![[Note]](../../../../../../../doc/src/images/note.png) | Note | 
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| Can be used for boxes with two, three or more dimensions |