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# miterLimit

The limit at which miter joins are converted to bevel joins.

```
var miterLimit: CGFloat { get set }
```

## Discussion

The miter limit helps you avoid spikes at the junction of two line segments connected by a miter join ([`NSMiterLineJoinStyle`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMiterLineJoinStyle)). If the ratio of the miter length—the diagonal length of the miter join—to the line thickness exceeds the miter limit, the joint is converted to a bevel join.

The default value of this property is the value returned by the [`defaultMiterLimit`](/documentation/AppKit/NSBezierPath/defaultMiterLimit) method.

## See Also

[`defaultMiterLimit`](/documentation/AppKit/NSBezierPath/defaultMiterLimit)

Returns the default miter limit for all paths.


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