# GrapeCity.Documents.Imaging.GraphicsPath.Widen

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Imaging_GraphicsPath_Widen_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Imaging.GraphicsPath.Widen*">Widen Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Imaging_GraphicsPath_Widen_GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_Pen_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Imaging.GraphicsPath.Widen(GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.Pen)">Widen(Pen)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Widens the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Imaging.GraphicsPath.html">GraphicsPath</a> by the specified stroke and returns the result as a new path.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public GraphicsPath Widen(Pen pen)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function Widen(pen As Pen) As GraphicsPath</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.Pen.html">Pen</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">pen</span></td>
      <td><p>The pen to apply to the source path.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Imaging.GraphicsPath.html">GraphicsPath</a></td>
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Imaging_GraphicsPath_Widen_GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_Pen_System_Numerics_Matrix3x2_System_Numerics_Matrix3x2_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Imaging.GraphicsPath.Widen(GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.Pen,System.Numerics.Matrix3x2,System.Numerics.Matrix3x2)">Widen(Pen, Matrix3x2, Matrix3x2)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Widens the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Imaging.GraphicsPath.html">GraphicsPath</a> by the specified stroke and returns the result as a new path.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public GraphicsPath Widen(Pen pen, Matrix3x2 transformBefore, Matrix3x2 transformAfter)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function Widen(pen As Pen, transformBefore As Matrix3x2, transformAfter As Matrix3x2) As GraphicsPath</code></pre>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.Pen.html">Pen</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">pen</span></td>
      <td><p>The pen to apply to the source path.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.numerics.matrix3x2">Matrix3x2</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">transformBefore</span></td>
      <td><p>The transformation to apply before widening.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.numerics.matrix3x2">Matrix3x2</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">transformAfter</span></td>
      <td><p>The transformation to apply after widening.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Imaging.GraphicsPath.html">GraphicsPath</a></td>
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