WebGLRenderingContext: createShader() method
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
Note: This feature is available inWeb Workers.
TheWebGLRenderingContextmethodcreateShader() of theWebGL API creates aWebGLShader that can then be configured further usingWebGLRenderingContext.shaderSource() andWebGLRenderingContext.compileShader().
Syntax
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createShader(type)Parameters
typeEither
gl.VERTEX_SHADERorgl.FRAGMENT_SHADER. TheWebGLRenderingContextwill set thegl.INVALID_ENUMerror flag if an unacceptable value has been specified.
Return value
A newWebGLShader instance, ornull if an error occurs creating the shader (for example, becausetype was an invalid value).
Examples
SeeWebGLShader for usage and examples.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| WebGL Specification # 5.14.9 |
Browser compatibility
See also
WebGLProgramWebGLShaderWebGLRenderingContext.attachShader()WebGLRenderingContext.bindAttribLocation()WebGLRenderingContext.compileShader()WebGLRenderingContext.createProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.deleteProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.deleteShader()WebGLRenderingContext.detachShader()WebGLRenderingContext.getAttachedShaders()WebGLRenderingContext.getProgramParameter()WebGLRenderingContext.getProgramInfoLog()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderParameter()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderPrecisionFormat()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderInfoLog()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderSource()WebGLRenderingContext.isProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.isShader()WebGLRenderingContext.linkProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.shaderSource()WebGLRenderingContext.useProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.validateProgram()