\begin{ccRefFunction}{compare_distance}

\ccFunction{Comparison_result 
compare_distance(const Type1& obj1, const Type2& obj2, 
                 const Type3& obj3);}
      {compares the distance between \ccc{obj1} and \ccc{obj2} to
        the distance between \ccc{obj1} and \ccc{obj3}}
\ccFunction{Comparison_result 
compare_distance(const Type1& obj1, const Type2& obj2, 
                 const Type3& obj3, const Type4& obj4);}
      {compares the distance between \ccc{obj1} and \ccc{obj2} to
        the distance between \ccc{obj3} and \ccc{obj4}}
for all tuples of types \ccStyle{Type1}, \ccStyle{Type2}, \ccStyle{Type3}
and \ccStyle{Type4} in the following set of 2D types:
\begin{itemize}\ccTexHtml{\itemsep0pt\topsep0pt\partopsep0pt\parskip0pt\parsep0pt}{}
\item \ccStyle{Kernel::Point_2}
\item \ccStyle{Kernel::Line_2}
\item \ccStyle{Kernel::Ray_2}
\item \ccStyle{Kernel::Segment_2}
\item \ccStyle{Kernel::Triangle_2}
\end{itemize}
or in the following set of 3D types:
\begin{itemize}\ccTexHtml{\itemsep0pt\topsep0pt\partopsep0pt\parskip0pt\parsep0pt}{}
\item \ccStyle{Kernel::Point_3}
\item \ccStyle{Kernel::Line_3}
\item \ccStyle{Kernel::Ray_3}
\item \ccStyle{Kernel::Segment_3}
\item \ccStyle{Kernel::Plane_3}
\end{itemize}

\ccSeeAlso
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::compare_squared_distance} \\
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::compare_distance_to_point}\\
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::compare_signed_distance_to_line} \\
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::compare_signed_distance_to_plane} \\
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::has_larger_distance_to_point} \\
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::has_larger_signed_distance_to_line} \\
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::has_larger_signed_distance_to_plane} \\
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::has_smaller_distance_to_point} \\
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::has_smaller_signed_distance_to_line} \\
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::has_smaller_signed_distance_to_plane} \\

\end{ccRefFunction}