HTML | canvas clip() Method
The clip() method is used to clip a region/part of any shape and size from the given/original canvas. After clipping a region, the further drawings can be applied only on the clipped region. Although save() and restore() method can be used to get back to the previous canvas.
Syntax:
context.clip();
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title> HTML canvas clip() Method </title></head> <body style="text-align:left;"> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>HTML canvas clip() Method</h2> <h2>Before clip():</h2> <canvas id="GFG" width="500" height="200" style="border:2px solid"> </canvas> <script> var doc_id = document.getElementById("GFG"); var context = doc_id.getContext("2d"); // Draw a rectangle context.rect(100, 20, 200, 120); context.stroke(); // Draw green rectangle context.fillStyle = "green"; context.fillRect(50, 50, 150, 100); </script> <h2>After clip():</h2> <canvas id="GFG2" width="500" height="200" style="border:2px solid ;"> </canvas> <script> var doc_id = document.getElementById("GFG2"); var context = doc_id.getContext("2d"); // Clip a region context.rect(100, 20, 200, 120); context.stroke(); context.clip(); // Draw green rectangle after clip() context.fillStyle = "green"; context.fillRect(50, 50, 150, 100); </script></body> </html> |
Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML canvas clip() Method are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer 9.0
- Firefox
- Safari
- Opera
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