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

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Path.attr()

This Path.attr() method can be used to add attributes to the Path object. It calls this.attributes.add() under the hood, and returns the Path object.

If the third parameter is set to true it will call this.attributes.set() instead, thereby overwriting the value of the attribute.

Signature

Path path.attr(
  string name,
  mixed value,
  bool overwrite = false
)

This method is chainable as it returns the Path object

Example

```js ({ Point, points, Path, paths, part }) => {

points.from = new Point(10, 20) points.cp1 = new Point(20, -10) points.cp2 = new Point(50, 50) points.to = new Point(70, 20)

paths.example = new Path() .move(points.from) .curve(points.cp1, points.cp2, points.to) .attr("class", "canvas") .setText("FreeSewing rocks", "text-xs center")

return part }

</Example>


## Notes

Methods like
[`Path.addClass`](/reference/api/path/addclass),
[`Path.setClass`](/reference/api/path/setclass),
[`Path.addText`](/reference/api/path/addtext), and
[`Path.setText`](/reference/api/path/settext)
all call this method under the hood.

See [Using Attributes](/howtos/code/attributes)
for information about custom Attributes that can be used with Paths.