.. _api-joinstyle:

api example code: joinstyle.py
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.. plot:: /home/tcaswell/source/p/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/api/joinstyle.py

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    """
    ===========
    Join styles
    ===========
    
    Illustrate the three different join styles
    """
    
    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    
    
    def plot_angle(ax, x, y, angle, style):
        phi = np.radians(angle)
        xx = [x + .5, x, x + .5*np.cos(phi)]
        yy = [y, y, y + .5*np.sin(phi)]
        ax.plot(xx, yy, lw=8, color='blue', solid_joinstyle=style)
        ax.plot(xx[1:], yy[1:], lw=1, color='black')
        ax.plot(xx[1::-1], yy[1::-1], lw=1, color='black')
        ax.plot(xx[1:2], yy[1:2], 'o', color='red', markersize=3)
        ax.text(x, y + .2, '%.0f degrees' % angle)
    
    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    ax.set_title('Join style')
    
    for x, style in enumerate((('miter', 'round', 'bevel'))):
        ax.text(x, 5, style)
        for i in range(5):
            plot_angle(ax, x, i, pow(2.0, 3 + i), style)
    
    ax.set_xlim(-.5, 2.75)
    ax.set_ylim(-.5, 5.5)
    plt.show()
    

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