WebGLRenderingContext: createShader() method
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The WebGLRenderingContext
method createShader() of the WebGL API creates a
WebGLShader that can then be configured further using
WebGLRenderingContext.shaderSource() and
WebGLRenderingContext.compileShader().
Syntax
js
createShader(type)
Parameters
type-
Either
gl.VERTEX_SHADERorgl.FRAGMENT_SHADER
Return value
A new (WebGLShader).
Examples
See WebGLShader for usage and examples.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| WebGL Specification # 5.14.9 |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
WebGLProgramWebGLShaderWebGLRenderingContext.attachShader()WebGLRenderingContext.bindAttribLocation()WebGLRenderingContext.compileShader()WebGLRenderingContext.createProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.deleteProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.deleteShader()WebGLRenderingContext.detachShader()WebGLRenderingContext.getAttachedShaders()WebGLRenderingContext.getProgramParameter()WebGLRenderingContext.getProgramInfoLog()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderParameter()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderPrecisionFormat()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderInfoLog()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderSource()WebGLRenderingContext.isProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.isShader()WebGLRenderingContext.linkProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.shaderSource()WebGLRenderingContext.useProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.validateProgram()