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Closepath – AMT Datasouth PAL User Manual

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The programmer should always use the closepath operator instead of the final lineto operator to
close the path. The closepath operator implies a lineto operation. Therefore, drawing a square
involves a moveto operation, three lineto operations, and a final closepath operation. At a
minimum, specifying four lineto operations followed by a closepath operation wastes time and a
little memory. However, under certain circumstances, it may also produce undesired results.