Referencia de lienzo HTML
Descripción
La etiqueta HTML5 <canvas> se usa para dibujar gráficos, sobre la marcha, a través de secuencias de comandos (generalmente JavaScript).
Sin embargo, el elemento <canvas> no tiene capacidades de dibujo propias (solo es un contenedor para gráficos); debe usar un script para dibujar los gráficos.
El método getContext() devuelve un objeto que proporciona métodos y propiedades para dibujar en el lienzo.
Esta referencia cubrirá las propiedades y los métodos del objeto getContext("2d"), que se puede usar para dibujar texto, líneas, cuadros, círculos y más, en el lienzo.
Compatibilidad con navegador
Los números de la tabla especifican la primera versión del navegador que es totalmente compatible con el elemento.
Element |
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<canvas> |
4.0 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
9.0 |
Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Opera, Chrome y Safari admiten <canvas> y sus propiedades y métodos.
Nota: Internet Explorer 8 y versiones anteriores no admiten el elemento <canvas>.
Colores, estilos y sombras
Property |
Description |
fillStyle |
Sets or returns the color, gradient, or pattern used to fill the drawing |
strokeStyle |
Sets or returns the color, gradient, or pattern used for strokes |
shadowColor |
Sets or returns the color to use for shadows |
shadowBlur |
Sets or returns the blur level for shadows |
shadowOffsetX |
Sets or returns the horizontal distance of the shadow from the shape |
shadowOffsetY |
Sets or returns the vertical distance of the shadow from the shape |
Estilos de línea
Property |
Description |
lineCap |
Sets or returns the style of the end caps for a line |
lineJoin |
Sets or returns the type of corner created, when two lines meet |
lineWidth |
Sets or returns the current line width |
miterLimit |
Sets or returns the maximum miter length |
Rectángulos
Caminos
Method |
Description |
fill() |
Fills the current drawing (path) |
stroke() |
Actually draws the path you have defined |
beginPath() |
Begins a path, or resets the current path |
moveTo() |
Moves the path to the specified point in the canvas, without creating a
line |
closePath() |
Creates a path from the current point back to the starting point |
lineTo() |
Adds a new point and creates a line to that point from the last
specified point in the canvas |
clip() |
Clips a region of any shape and size from the original canvas |
quadraticCurveTo() |
Creates a quadratic Bézier curve |
bezierCurveTo() |
Creates a cubic Bézier curve |
arc() |
Creates an arc/curve (used to create circles, or parts of circles) |
arcTo() |
Creates an arc/curve between two tangents |
isPointInPath() |
Returns true if the specified point is in the current path, otherwise
false |
Transformaciones
Method |
Description |
scale() |
Scales the current drawing bigger or smaller |
rotate() |
Rotates the current drawing |
translate() |
Remaps the (0,0) position on the canvas |
transform() |
Replaces the current transformation matrix for the drawing |
setTransform() |
Resets the current transform to the identity matrix. Then runs
transform() |
Texto
Property |
Description |
font |
Sets or returns the current font properties for text content |
textAlign |
Sets or returns the current alignment for text content |
textBaseline |
Sets or returns the current text baseline used when drawing text |
Method |
Description |
fillText() |
Draws "filled" text on the canvas |
strokeText() |
Draws text on the canvas (no fill) |
measureText() |
Returns an object that contains the width of the specified text |
dibujo de imagen
Method |
Description |
drawImage() |
Draws an image, canvas, or video onto the canvas |
Manipulación de píxeles
Property |
Description |
width |
Returns the width of an ImageData object |
height |
Returns the height of an ImageData object |
data |
Returns an object that contains image data of a specified ImageData
object |
Method |
Description |
createImageData() |
Creates a new, blank ImageData object |
getImageData() |
Returns an ImageData object that copies the pixel data for the specified
rectangle on a canvas |
putImageData() |
Puts the image data (from a specified ImageData object) back onto the
canvas |
composición
Property |
Description |
globalAlpha |
Sets or returns the current alpha or transparency value of the drawing |
globalCompositeOperation |
Sets or returns how a new image are drawn onto an existing image |
Otro
Method |
Description |
save() |
Saves the state of the current context |
restore() |
Returns previously saved path state and attributes |
createEvent() |
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getContext() |
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toDataURL() |
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