The WebGLBuffer interface is part of the WebGL API and represents an opaque buffer object storing data such as vertices or colors.
Description
The WebGLBuffer object does not define any methods or properties of its own and its content is not directly accessible. When working with WebGLBuffer objects, the following methods of the WebGLRenderingContext are useful:
WebGLRenderingContext.bindBuffer()WebGLRenderingContext.createBuffer()WebGLRenderingContext.deleteBuffer()WebGLRenderingContext.isBuffer()
Examples
Creating a buffer
var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl');
var buffer = gl.createBuffer();
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WebGL 1.0 The definition of 'WebGLBuffer' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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| Feature | Chrome | Firefox | Edge | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Support | 9 | 4.0 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5.1 |
| Available in workers | (No) | 44.01 | (No) | (No) | (No) | (No) |
| Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | IE mobile | Opera Android | iOS Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Support | (Yes) | 25 | (Yes) | (Yes) | 11 | 12 | 8.1 |
| Available in workers | (No) | (No) | (No) | (No) | (No) | (No) | (No) |
1. From version 44.0, this feature is behind the gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.