---
title: "PathEffect"
description: "Effect applied to the geometry of a drawing primitive. For example, this can be used to draw
shapes as a dashed or shaped pattern, or apply a treatment around line segment intersections."
type: "interface"
---

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<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>



```kotlin
interface PathEffect
```


Effect applied to the geometry of a drawing primitive. For example, this can be used to draw
shapes as a dashed or shaped pattern, or apply a treatment around line segment intersections.