freesewing/markdown/dev/reference/api/path/join/en.md

---
title: join()
---

```js
Path path.join(path other)
```

Joins this path with another path.

<Warning>

You cannot join a closed path to another path

</Warning>

<Example part="path_join">
Example of the Path.join() method
</Example>

```js
let { Point, points, Path, paths } = part.shorthand();

points.A = new Point(45, 60);
points.B = new Point(10, 30);
points.BCp2 = new Point(40, 20);
points.C = new Point(90, 30);
points.CCp1 = new Point(50, -30);

paths.path1 = new Path()
  .move(points.A)
  .line(points.B)
  .attr("class", "various");

paths.path2 = new Path()
  .move(points.B)
  .curve(points.BCp2, points.CCp1, points.C)
  .attr("class", "canvas");

paths.joint = paths.path1
  .join(paths.path2)
  .attr("class", "note lashed stroke-l")
  .attr("style", "stoke-opacity: 0.5");
```