Bounding Box Collision Detection | Dataford Interview Questions

Write a function to detect collisions between two bounding boxes.

Use the signature def detect_collision(box1, box2):. Each box is an array [x, y, width, height], where (x, y) is its top-left corner. Return True only when the boxes overlap with positive area. Boxes that only touch at an edge or corner are not colliding. Assume widths and heights are positive integers.

Constraints

Each input box has exactly four integers in the form [x, y, width, height].
-10^9 <= x, y <= 10^9
1 <= width, height <= 10^9
Boxes are axis-aligned.
Touching only at an edge or corner does not count as a collision.

Function Signature

def detect_collision(box1, box2):

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Problem

Write a function to detect collisions between two bounding boxes.

Constraints

Each input box has exactly four integers in the form [x, y, width, height].
-10^9 <= x, y <= 10^9
1 <= width, height <= 10^9
Boxes are axis-aligned.
Touching only at an edge or corner does not count as a collision.

Function Signature

def detect_collision(box1, box2):

Your question is Bounding Box Collision Detection. Start with the requirements in the Question tab.

Run and submit as often as you like. When you're ready, talk me through your approach or go straight to the code.