# Can I do boolean operation for PShape in processing?

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-do-boolean-operation-for-pshape-in-processing/23955
**Category:** Libraries
**Created:** [September 19, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-do-boolean-operation-for-pshape-in-processing/23955 "2020-09-19T11:05:14Z")
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### Author: ![Timi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@Timi](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Timi)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-do-boolean-operation-for-pshape-in-processing/23955/1 "2020-09-19T11:05:14Z")

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Such as subtract, divide, union…

The following effect is what I want,

> **[Paper.js — Boolean Operations](http://paperjs.org/examples/boolean-operations/)**

but this library is for javascript:

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### Author: ![Chrisir](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/chrisir/32/45_2.png) [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-do-boolean-operation-for-pshape-in-processing/23955/2 "2020-09-19T12:22:47Z")

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You can look at PShape GROUP and contour