### Method

# Clutter Path add_string

#### Declaration [src]

    gboolean
    clutter_path_add_string (
      ClutterPath* path,
      const gchar* str
    )

#### Description [src]

Adds new nodes to the end of the path as described in `str`. The format is a subset of the SVG path format. Each node is represented by a letter and is followed by zero, one or three pairs of coordinates. The coordinates can be separated by spaces or a comma. The types are:

- `M`: Adds a `CLUTTER_PATH_MOVE_TO` node. Takes one pair of coordinates.
- `L`: Adds a `CLUTTER_PATH_LINE_TO` node. Takes one pair of coordinates.
- `C`: Adds a `CLUTTER_PATH_CURVE_TO` node. Takes three pairs of coordinates.
- `z`: Adds a `CLUTTER_PATH_CLOSE` node. No coordinates are needed.

The M, L and C commands can also be specified in lower case which means the coordinates are relative to the previous node.

For example, to move an actor in a 100 by 100 pixel square centered on the point 300,300 you could use the following path:

      M 250,350 l 0 -100 L 350,250 l 0 100 z

If the path description isn’t valid `FALSE` will be returned and no nodes will be added.

#### Parameters

`str`

  Type: `const gchar*`

  A string describing the new nodes.

  The data is owned by the caller of the function.
  The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

#### Return value

Type: `gboolean`

`TRUE` is the path description was valid or `FALSE` otherwise.