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    CanvasRenderingContext2D.restore()

    The CanvasRenderingContext2D.restore() method of the Canvas 2D API restores the most recently saved canvas state by popping the top entry in the drawing state stack. If there is no saved state, this method does nothing.

    Syntax

    void ctx.restore();

    Fore more information about the drawing state, see CanvasRenderingContext2D.save().

    Examples

    Using the restore method

    This is just a simple code snippet which uses the save() method to save the default state and restore() to restore it later, so that you are able to draw a rect with the default state later.

    HTML

    <canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

    JavaScript

    var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");

ctx.save(); // save the default state

ctx.fillStyle = "green";
ctx.fillRect(10, 10, 100, 100);

ctx.restore(); // restore to the default state
ctx.fillRect(150, 75, 100, 100);

    Edit the code below and see your changes update live in the canvas:

    Playable code
    <canvas id="canvas" width="400" height="200" class="playable-canvas"></canvas>
<div class="playable-buttons">
  <input id="edit" type="button" value="Edit" />
  <input id="reset" type="button" value="Reset" />
</div>
<textarea id="code" class="playable-code">
ctx.save();
ctx.fillStyle = "green";
ctx.fillRect(10, 10, 100, 100);
ctx.restore();
ctx.fillRect(150, 75, 100, 100);</textarea>

    var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var textarea = document.getElementById("code");
var reset = document.getElementById("reset");
var edit = document.getElementById("edit");
var code = textarea.value;

function drawCanvas() {
  ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
  eval(textarea.value);
}

reset.addEventListener("click", function() {
  textarea.value = code;
  drawCanvas();
});

edit.addEventListener("click", function() {
  textarea.focus();
})

textarea.addEventListener("input", drawCanvas);
window.addEventListener("load", drawCanvas);

    Specifications

    Specification Status Comment
    WHATWG HTML Living Standard
    The definition of 'CanvasRenderingContext2D.restore' in that specification.    		 Living Standard  

    Browser compatibility

    Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
    Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)
    Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
    Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)

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