protected function findAngle(xval:Number, yval:Number):Number { var angle:Number; if(xval < 0) { angle = 180 + Math.atan(xval/yval) / term; } else if(xval > 0 && yval >= 0) { angle = Math.atan(yval / xval) / term; } else if(xval > 0 && yval < 0) { angle = 360 + Math.atan(yval/xval) / term; } else if(xval == 0 && yval == 0) { angle = 0; } else if(xval == 0 && yval >= 0) { angle = 90; } else { angle = 270; } return angle; }