Function: Atan2

Description

Returns the arctangent, also known as inverse tangent, value (in radians) of y/x

Syntax

Atan2(y,x)

Arguments

y and x must be real numbers.

Return value

This function returns a value in radians.

Calculated field example

Atan2 returns the following for these values of y and x:

y,x	result
Atan2(1, 1)	0.785398163
Atan2(-1, -1)	-2.35619449