问你自己一个相反的问题:我如何确定两个矩形是否完全不相交?显然，矩形a完全在矩形B的左边不相交。如果A完全在右边。同样，如果A完全高于B或完全低于B，在任何其他情况下，A和B相交。

以下内容可能有bug，但我对算法相当有信心:

struct Rectangle { int x; int y; int width; int height; };

bool is_left_of(Rectangle const & a, Rectangle const & b) {
   if (a.x + a.width <= b.x) return true;
   return false;
}
bool is_right_of(Rectangle const & a, Rectangle const & b) {
   return is_left_of(b, a);
}

bool not_intersect( Rectangle const & a, Rectangle const & b) {
   if (is_left_of(a, b)) return true;
   if (is_right_of(a, b)) return true;
   // Do the same for top/bottom...
 }

bool intersect(Rectangle const & a, Rectangle const & b) {
  return !not_intersect(a, b);
}

if (RectA.Left < RectB.Right && RectA.Right > RectB.Left &&
     RectA.Top > RectB.Bottom && RectA.Bottom < RectB.Top ) 

或者用笛卡尔坐标

(X1是左坐标，X2是右坐标，从左到右递增，Y1是上坐标，Y2是下坐标，从下到上递增——如果这不是你的坐标系统(例如，大多数计算机的Y方向是相反的)，交换下面的比较)……

if (RectA.X1 < RectB.X2 && RectA.X2 > RectB.X1 &&
    RectA.Y1 > RectB.Y2 && RectA.Y2 < RectB.Y1) 

假设你有矩形A和矩形B。 反证法是证明。四个条件中的任何一个都保证不存在重叠:

Cond1。如果A的左边在B的右边的右边， -那么A完全在B的右边 Cond2。如果A的右边在B的左边的左边， -那么A完全在B的左边 Cond3。如果A的上边在B的下边之下， -那么A完全低于B Cond4。如果A的下边在B的上边上面， -那么A完全高于B

不重叠的条件是

NON-Overlap => Cond1 Or Cond2 Or Cond3 Or Cond4

因此，重叠的充分条件是相反的。

Overlap => NOT (Cond1 Or Cond2 Or Cond3 Or Cond4)

德摩根定律说 不是(A或B或C或D)和不是A不是B不是C不是D是一样的 所以利用德·摩根，我们有

Not Cond1 And Not Cond2 And Not Cond3 And Not Cond4

这相当于:

A的左边到B的右边的左边，[RectA。左< RectB。正确的), A的右边到B的左边的右边，[RectA。对，>，RectB。左), A的顶部高于B的底部。Top > RectB。底), A的底部在B的顶部以下。底部< RectB。前)

Note 1: It is fairly obvious this same principle can be extended to any number of dimensions. Note 2: It should also be fairly obvious to count overlaps of just one pixel, change the < and/or the > on that boundary to a <= or a >=. Note 3: This answer, when utilizing Cartesian coordinates (X, Y) is based on standard algebraic Cartesian coordinates (x increases left to right, and Y increases bottom to top). Obviously, where a computer system might mechanize screen coordinates differently, (e.g., increasing Y from top to bottom, or X From right to left), the syntax will need to be adjusted accordingly/

struct rect
{
    int x;
    int y;
    int width;
    int height;
};

bool valueInRange(int value, int min, int max)
{ return (value >= min) && (value <= max); }

bool rectOverlap(rect A, rect B)
{
    bool xOverlap = valueInRange(A.x, B.x, B.x + B.width) ||
                    valueInRange(B.x, A.x, A.x + A.width);

    bool yOverlap = valueInRange(A.y, B.y, B.y + B.height) ||
                    valueInRange(B.y, A.y, A.y + A.height);

    return xOverlap && yOverlap;
}

我已经实现了c#版本，它很容易转换为c++。

public bool Intersects ( Rectangle rect )
{
  float ulx = Math.Max ( x, rect.x );
  float uly = Math.Max ( y, rect.y );
  float lrx = Math.Min ( x + width, rect.x + rect.width );
  float lry = Math.Min ( y + height, rect.y + rect.height );

  return ulx <= lrx && uly <= lry;
}

下面是如何在Java API中完成的:

public boolean intersects(Rectangle r) {
    int tw = this.width;
    int th = this.height;
    int rw = r.width;
    int rh = r.height;
    if (rw <= 0 || rh <= 0 || tw <= 0 || th <= 0) {
        return false;
    }
    int tx = this.x;
    int ty = this.y;
    int rx = r.x;
    int ry = r.y;
    rw += rx;
    rh += ry;
    tw += tx;
    th += ty;
    //      overflow || intersect
    return ((rw < rx || rw > tx) &&
            (rh < ry || rh > ty) &&
            (tw < tx || tw > rx) &&
            (th < ty || th > ry));
}

A和B是两个矩形。C是它们的覆盖矩形。

four points of A be (xAleft,yAtop),(xAleft,yAbottom),(xAright,yAtop),(xAright,yAbottom)
four points of A be (xBleft,yBtop),(xBleft,yBbottom),(xBright,yBtop),(xBright,yBbottom)

A.width = abs(xAleft-xAright);
A.height = abs(yAleft-yAright);
B.width = abs(xBleft-xBright);
B.height = abs(yBleft-yBright);

C.width = max(xAleft,xAright,xBleft,xBright)-min(xAleft,xAright,xBleft,xBright);
C.height = max(yAtop,yAbottom,yBtop,yBbottom)-min(yAtop,yAbottom,yBtop,yBbottom);

A and B does not overlap if
(C.width >= A.width + B.width )
OR
(C.height >= A.height + B.height) 

它考虑到所有可能的情况。