# `GSComponent bezierPathIgnorePlaceholder:`

*Instance Method*

The transformed closed paths of the component layer and its nested components.

## Declaration

```swift
func bezierPathIgnorePlaceholder(_ ignorePlaceholder: Bool) -> NSBezierPath?
```

```objc
- (NSBezierPath *) bezierPathIgnorePlaceholder:(BOOL) ignorePlaceholder;
```

```python
bezierPathIgnorePlaceholder_(ignorePlaceholder: bool) -> NSBezierPath
```

## Discussion

Ignoring placeholders omits unresolved and recursive references and returns an empty path for an empty base glyph.

## See Also

### Representations

- [`GSComponent bezierPath`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSComponent/bezierPath) — The transformed closed paths of the component layer and its nested components.
- [`GSComponent bezierPathIgnorePlaceholder:seen:hasPaths:`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSComponent/bezierPathIgnorePlaceholder:seen:hasPaths:) — Collects the transformed closed paths while traversing a component hierarchy.
- [`GSComponent openBezierPath`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSComponent/openBezierPath) — The transformed open paths of the component layer and its nested components.
- [`GSComponent openBezierPath:`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSComponent/openBezierPath:) — Collects the transformed open paths while traversing a component hierarchy.