The WebGLRenderingContext.createRenderbuffer()
method of the WebGL API creates and initializes a WebGLRenderbuffer
object.
SyntaxEdit
WebGLRenderbuffer gl.createRenderbuffer();
Parameters
None.
Return value
A WebGLRenderbuffer
object that stores data such an image, or can be source or target of an rendering operation.
ExamplesEdit
Creating a render buffer
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var gl = canvas.getContext("webgl");
var renderBuffer = gl.createRenderBuffer();
SpecificationsEdit
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
WebGL 1.0 The definition of 'createRenderbuffer' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
OpenGL ES 2.0 The definition of 'glGenRenderbuffers' in that specification. |
Standard | Man page of the (similar) OpenGL API. |
Browser compatibilityEdit
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 9 | 12 | 4.0 (2.0) | 11 | 12 | 5.1 |