Dash Pattern

Pattern Type - Selects whether to use a basic (predefined) dash pattern or create your own custom pattern. This selection governs the behavior of the Dash Style control.

Dash Style - Allows you to choose the dash style to be used.

• If you have chosen a Basic Pattern Type, a dropdown menu will be presented that lets you select from one of the following options:

Option	Description	Example
Solid	Draws a solid outline without dashing. The default setting.
DashDot	Draws a dashed outline with a “dash-dot” pattern.
DashDotDot	Draws a dashed outline with a “dash-dot-dot” pattern.
Dot	Draws a finely dotted outline.
Dash	Draws a dashed outline.

• If you have chosen a Custom Pattern Type, then the Dash Style property will be displayed as a text box where you can enter your own custom dash pattern. Dash patterns are expressed as a comma-delimited list of pixel lengths. The first number represents the length of the first dash in the pattern. The next number represents the length of the first space after that dash, and so on. When the end of the sequence is reached, it repeats.

As an example, a custom Dash Style of 3,1,8,1 would produce a dash pattern consisting of a 3-pixel dash, a 1-pixel space, an 8-pixel dash and then a 1-pixel space, repeated infinitely. The result would look like this: Dash Pattern - Custom Example.png Dash Cap - For lines thicker than 1 pixel, the Dash Cap controls how each end of a dash is capped.

Option	Description	Example
Flat	Applies a flat cap to each end of a dash.
Round	Applies a rounded cap to each end of a dash.
Triangle	Applies a triangular (pointed) cap to each end of a dash.