PathMarkupParser rewrite

src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/PathGeometry.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using Avalonia.Collections;
 using Avalonia.Metadata;
 using Avalonia.Platform;
+using Avalonia.Visuals.Platform;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Media
 {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ public class PathGeometry : StreamGeometry
 
         static PathGeometry()
         {
-            FiguresProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<PathGeometry>((s, e) => 
+            FiguresProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<PathGeometry>((s, e) =>
                 s.OnFiguresChanged(e.NewValue as PathFigures));
         }
 
@@ -40,6 +41,24 @@ public PathGeometry()
             Figures = new PathFigures();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Parses the specified path data to a <see cref="PathGeometry"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pathData">The s.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static new PathGeometry Parse(string pathData)
+        {
+            var pathGeometry = new PathGeometry();
+
+            using (var context = new PathGeometryContext(pathGeometry))
+            using (var parser = new PathMarkupParser(context))
+            {
+                parser.Parse(pathData);
+            }
+
+            return pathGeometry;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the figures.
         /// </summary>