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# closePath()

Closes and terminates the current path’s subpath.

```
func closePath()
```

## Discussion

Appends a line from the current point to the starting point of the current subpath and ends the subpath.

After closing the subpath, your application can begin a new subpath without first calling [`CGContextMoveToPoint`](/documentation/CoreGraphics/CGContextMoveToPoint). In this case, a new subpath is implicitly created with a starting and current point equal to the previous subpath’s starting point.

If the current path is empty or the current subpath is already closed, this function does nothing.

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