HTML canvas putImageData() Method
Example
The code below copies the pixel data for a specified rectangle on the canvas with getImageData(), and then put the image data back onto the canvas with putImageData():
const canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.fillStyle = "red";
ctx.fillRect(10, 10, 50, 50);
function copy()
{
const imgData = ctx.getImageData(10, 10, 50, 50);
ctx.putImageData(imgData, 10, 70);
}
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Description
The putImageData() method puts the image data (from a specified ImageData object) back onto the canvas.
Tip: Read about the getImageData() method that copies the pixel data for a specified rectangle on a canvas.
Tip: Read about the createImageData() method that creates a new, blank ImageData object.
JavaScript Syntax
| JavaScript syntax: | context.putImageData(imgData, x, y, dirtyX, dirtyY, dirtyWidth, dirtyHeight); |
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Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| imgData | Specifies the ImageData object to put back onto the canvas |
| x | The x-coordinate, in pixels, of the upper-left corner of where to place the image on the canvas |
| y | The y-coordinate, in pixels, of the upper-left corner of where to place the image on the canvas |
| dirtyX | Optional. The x-coordinate, in pixels, of the upper-left corner of where to start drawing the image. Default 0 |
| dirtyY | Optional. The y-coordinate, in pixels, of the upper-left corner of where to start drawing the image. Default 0 |
| dirtyWidth | Optional. The width to use when drawing the image on the canvas. Default: the width of the extracted image |
| dirtyHeight | Optional. The height to use when drawing the image on the canvas. Default: the height of the extracted image |
See Also:
Browser Support
The <canvas> element is an HTML5 standard (2014).
putImageData() is supported in all modern browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9-11 |
❮ Canvas API
