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# love.graphics.line

Draws lines between points.

## Function

### Synopsis

love.graphics.line( x1, y1, x2, y2, ... )

### Arguments

`number x1`
  The position of first point on the x-axis.
`number y1`
  The position of first point on the y-axis.
`number x2`
  The position of second point on the x-axis.
`number y2`
  The position of second point on the y-axis.
`number ...`
  You can continue passing point positions to draw a polyline.

### Returns

Nothing.

## Function

### Synopsis

love.graphics.line( points )

### Arguments

`table points`
  A table of point positions, as described above.

### Returns

Nothing.

## Examples

Draw the outline of a simple trapezoid.

function love.draw()
love.graphics.line(200,50, 400,50, 500,300, 100,300, 200,50) -- last pair is a repeat to complete the trapezoid
end

Draw a line from the center of the screen to the mouse pointer.

w = love.graphics.getWidth() / 2 -- half the window width
h = love.graphics.getHeight() / 2 -- half the window height
function love.draw()
local mx, my = love.mouse.getPosition() -- current position of the mouse
love.graphics.line(w, h, mx, my)
end

Draw a zigzag line from the a single table.

sometable = {
100, 100,
200, 200,
300, 100,
400, 200,
}
function love.draw()
love.graphics.line(sometable)
end

## See Also

- love.graphics
- love.graphics.setLine
- love.graphics.setLineWidth
- love.graphics.setLineStyle

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