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public VertexStore ParseSvgPathDefinitionToVxs(char[] buffer)
{
//
VectorToolBox.GetFreePathWriter(out PathWriter pathWriter);
VectorToolBox.GetFreeVxs(out VertexStore flattenVxs);
_svgPathDataParser.SetPathWriter(pathWriter);
//tokenize the path definition data
_svgPathDataParser.Parse(buffer);
_curveFlattener.MakeVxs(pathWriter.Vxs, flattenVxs);
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//create a small copy of the vxs
VertexStore vxs = flattenVxs.CreateTrim();
VectorToolBox.ReleaseVxs(ref flattenVxs);
VectorToolBox.ReleasePathWriter(ref pathWriter);
return(vxs);
}