Name
Canvas.getContext( ): return a context for drawing on the canvas
Synopsis
CanvasRenderingContext2D getContext(StringcontextID
)
Arguments
-
contextID
This argument specifies the type of drawing you want to do with the canvas. Currently the only valid value is â2dâ, which specifies two-dimensional drawing and causes this method to return a context object that exports a 2-D drawing API.
Returns
A CanvasRenderingContext2D object with which you can draw into the Canvas element.
Description
Returns a context representing the type of context to use in drawing. The intent is to provide different contexts for different drawing types (2-D, 3-D). Currently, the only one supported is â2dâ, which returns a CanvasRenderingContext2D object that implements most of the methods used by a canvas.
See Also
CanvasRenderingContext2D
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