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title: "squaredLength | JavaScript maps SDK"
description: "Documentation for MapTiler SDK"
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# Variable squaredLength`Const`

squaredLength: typeof [vec4](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/modules/Externals.vec4/).[squaredLength](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/functions/Externals.vec4.squaredLength/)

Calculates the squared length of a quat

#### Param: a[](#param-a)

vector to calculate squared length of

#### Returns[](#returns)

squared length of a

#### Function[](#function)