WEBGL_lose_context.restoreContext()

The WEBGL_lose_context.restoreContext() method is part of the WebGL API and allows you to simulate restoring the context of a WebGLRenderingContext object.

Syntax

gl.getExtension('WEBGL_lose_context').restoreContext();

Errors thrown

• INVALID_OPERATION if the context was not lost.

Examples

With this method, you can simulate the webglcontextrestored event:

var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl');
canvas.addEventListener('webglcontextrestored', function(e) {
  console.log(e); 
}, false);
gl.getExtension('WEBGL_lose_context').restoreContext();

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

• WebGLRenderingContext.isContextLost()
• Events: webglcontextlost, webglcontextrestored, webglcontextcreationerror