CanvasRenderingContext2D.canvas
The CanvasRenderingContext2D.canvas
property is a read-only reference to the HTMLCanvasElement
object that is associated with the context. It might be null
if there is no association with an <canvas>
element.
Syntax
JavaScript
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<var>ctx</var>.canvas;
Examples
Given this <canvas>
element:
HTML
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<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
You can get a reference to the canvas element within the CanvasRenderingContext2D
by using the canvas
property:
JavaScript
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var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas"); var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d"); ctx.canvas // HTMLCanvasElement
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
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WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'CanvasRenderingContext2D.canvas' 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) |
See also
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/canvasrenderingcontext2d/canvas