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HTML5 canvas fill Method

HTML5 track Tag Reference HTML5 canvas reference

Example

Draw a 150*100 pixels rectangle, and fill it with the color red:

Yor browser does not support the canvas tag.

JavaScript:

var c=document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var ctx=c.getContext("2d");
ctx.rect(20,20,150,100);
ctx.fillStyle="red";
ctx.fill();

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Definition and Usage

The fill method fills the current path, with the color set by the fillStyle attribute, black is default.

If the current point is not the same as the start point, in the path, the fill method will complete the path by adding a line from the last point, to the startpoint of the path, like the closePath() method.

JavaScript syntax: context.fill();


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The fill method is supported in all major browsers.



HTML5 track Tag Reference HTML5 canvas reference



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