# love.physics.getDistance

Available since LÖVE 0.8.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Returns the two closest points between two fixtures and their distance.

| This function does not work correctly in 0.8.0 and may terminate LÖVE without errors. |

## Function

### Synopsis

    distance, x1, y1, x2, y2 = love.physics.getDistance( fixture1, fixture2 )

### Arguments

`Fixture fixture1`
  The first fixture.
`Fixture fixture2`
  The second fixture.

### Returns

`number distance`
  The distance of the two points.
`number x1`
  The x-coordinate of the first point.
`number y1`
  The y-coordinate of the first point.
`number x2`
  The x-coordinate of the second point.
`number y2`
  The y-coordinate of the second point.

## See Also

- love.physics

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Category:

- Functions