WebGLRenderingContext: getShaderParameter() 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.getShaderParameter() method of
the WebGL API returns information about the
given shader.
Syntax
getShaderParameter(shader, pname)
Parameters
shader-
A
WebGLShaderto get parameter information from. pname-
A
GLenumspecifying the information to query. Possible values:gl.DELETE_STATUS-
Returns a
GLbooleanindicating whether or not the shader is flagged for deletion. gl.COMPILE_STATUS-
Returns a
GLbooleanindicating whether or not the last shader compilation was successful. gl.SHADER_TYPE-
Returns a
GLenumindicating whether the shader is a vertex shader (gl.VERTEX_SHADER) or fragment shader (gl.FRAGMENT_SHADER) object.
Return value
Returns the requested shader information (as specified with pname).
Examples
gl.getShaderParameter(shader, gl.SHADER_TYPE);
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| WebGL Specification # 5.14.9 |
Browser compatibility
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