XRHitTestResult: createAnchor() method

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This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

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ThecreateAnchor() method of theXRHitTestResult interface creates anXRAnchor from a hit test result that is attached to a real-world object.

Syntax

createAnchor()

Return value

APromise resolving with anXRAnchor object.

The following example starts with anXRHitTestResult retrieved by callingXRFrame.getHitTestResults(). After callingcreateAnchor(), the Promise resolves with anXRAnchor to attach a virtual object to that location.

hitTestResult.createAnchor().then(  (anchor) => {    // add anchored objects to the scene  },  (error) => {    console.error(`Could not create anchor: ${error}`);  },);