Version 5.9.3

# `DefineGraphic`

since version 4.3.10

Define a metapost graphic to be used in Box. EXPERIMENTAL!

## Child elements

(none)

## Parent elements

`Layout`, `Section`

## Attributes

`name` (text)
  The name of the graphic.

## Example

    <DefineGraphic name="dottedbox">
       beginfig(1);
            pickup pencircle scaled 0.4mm;
            draw (0,0) -- (box_width,0) -- (box_width, box_height) -- (0, box_height) -- cycle dashed withdots ;
        endfig;
    </DefineGraphic>

    <Record element="data">
        <PlaceObject row="3" column="1">
            <Box height="5" width="1" graphic="dottedbox" />
        </PlaceObject>
    </Record>

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