# IDovetailJoint Properties

- Package: [Joinery.Dovetail](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail.md)
- Type: [IDovetailJoint](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail/idovetailjoint.md)
- Kind: `Properties`
- Members: `1`

A marker interface to indicate a type is a joint

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## Priority

- Name: `Priority`
- Modifiers: `virtual` `get`
- Returns: `int`

The absolute priority of the convention. If not provided the default value be 0. Use a negative number to push conventions closer to the front. Use a positive number to push conventions closer to the back. Dovetails will still be ordered based on dependencies, so it is possible for a given convention to move front of a convention using int.MinValue.

```csharp
public virtual int Priority { get; }
```