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    WebGLRenderingContext.renderbufferStorage()

    The WebGLRenderingContext.renderbufferStorage() method of the WebGL API creates and initializes a renderbuffer object's data store.

    Syntax

    void gl.renderbufferStorage(target, internalFormat, width, height);

    Parameters

    target
    A Glenum specifying the target renderbuffer object. Possible values:
    • gl.RENDERBUFFER: Buffer data storage for single images in a renderable internal format.
    internalFormat
    A Glenum specifying the internal format of the renderbuffer. Possible values:
    • gl.RGBA4: 4 red bits, 4 green bits, 4 blue bits 4 alpha bits.
    • gl.RGB565: 5 red bits, 6 green bits, 5 blue bits.
    • gl.RGB5_A1: 5 red bits, 5 green bits, 5 blue bits, 1 alpha bit.
    • gl.DEPTH_COMPONENT16: 16 depth bits.
    • gl.STENCIL_INDEX8: 8 stencil bits.
    • gl.DEPTH_STENCIL
    • When using a WebGL 2 context, the following values are available additionally:
      • gl.R8
      • gl.R8UI
      • gl.R8I
      • gl.R16UI
      • gl.R16I
      • gl.R32UI
      • gl.R32I
      • gl.RG8
      • gl.RG8UI
      • gl.RG8I
      • gl.RG16UI
      • gl.RG16I
      • gl.RG32UI
      • gl.RG32I
      • gl.RGB8
      • gl.RGBA8
      • gl.SRGB8_ALPHA8 (also available as an extension for WebGL 1, see below)
      • gl.RGB10_A2
      • gl.RGBA8UI
      • gl.RGBA8I
      • gl.RGB10_A2UI
      • gl.RGBA16UI
      • gl.RGBA16I
      • gl.RGBA32I
      • gl.RGBA32UI
      • gl.DEPTH_COMPONENT24
      • gl.DEPTH_COMPONENT32F
      • gl.DEPTH24_STENCIL8
      • gl.DEPTH32F_STENCIL8
    • When using the WEBGL_color_buffer_float extension:
      • ext.RGBA32F_EXT: RGBA 32-bit floating-point type.
      • ext.RGB32F_EXT: RGB 32-bit floating-point type.
    • When using the EXT_sRGB extension:
      • ext.SRGB8_ALPHA8_EXT: 8-bit sRGB and alpha.
    width
    A GLsizei specifying the width of the renderbuffer in pixels.
    height
    A GLsizei specifying the height of the renderbuffer in pixels.

    Return value

    None.

    Examples

    gl.renderbufferStorage(gl.RENDERBUFFER, gl.RBGA4, 256, 256);

    Specifications

    Specification Status Comment
    WebGL 1.0
    The definition of 'renderbufferStorage' in that specification.    		 Recommendation Initial definition for WebGL.
    OpenGL ES 2.0
    The definition of 'glRenderbufferStorage' in that specification.    		 Standard Man page of the OpenGL ES 2 API.
    WebGL 2.0
    The definition of 'getRenderbufferParameter' in that specification.    		 Editor's Draft Updated definition for WebGL 2.
    OpenGL ES 3.0
    The definition of 'glRenderbufferStorage' in that specification.    		 Standard Man page of the (similar) OpenGL ES 3 API.
    Adds many new internal formats.

    Browser compatibility

    Feature Chrome Edge Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
    Basic support 9 12 4.0 (2.0) 11 12 5.1
    WebGL 2 No support [2] No support Nightly build [1] No support No support No support
    Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
    Basic support ? 25 4.0 (2.0) 1.0 ? 12 8.0
    WebGL 2 No support No support No support No support No support No support No support

    [1] WebGL 2 is enabled by default in Firefox Nightly. To enable it in a release version of Firefox, set the preference webgl.enable-prototype-webgl2 to true in about:config.

    [2] To use an experimental implementation of WebGL 2 in Chrome, you have to start Chrome with the runtime flag --enable-unsafe-es3-apis.

    See also

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