December 2002
Beginner to intermediate
464 pages
8h 34m
English
The <path> element works like the pen tool in Adobe Photoshop. You define a starting point where the pen touches down, then define subsequent points from that spot. The pen draws lines between each defined point. Paths can be closed or open, filled, stroked, transformed, and manipulated like any other shape element. Let's take a look at code defining a <path> element.
<path d="M50 50 L65 90 L100 80 L100 200 L250 210" style="fill:none; stroke:black"/>
The code looks like some bizarre form of shorthand, and, in fact, it is! The <path> element requires the d attribute to create shapes. The d attribute stands for path data and consists of coordinates that define the path to create the outline of a shape.
The letters M and L within the ...