This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since December 2022.
The blendEquationSeparateiOES() method of the OES_draw_buffers_indexed WebGL extension sets the RGB and alpha blend equations separately for a particular draw buffer.
See OES_draw_buffers_indexed.blendEquationiOES() for setting RGB and alpha together and WebGLRenderingContext.blendEquationSeparate() for the WebGL 1 version of this method.
blendEquationSeparateiOES(buf, modeRGB, modeAlpha)
bufAn integer i specifying the draw buffer associated with the constant gl.DRAW_BUFFERi, see WebGL draw buffer constants.
modeRGBA GLenum specifying how source and destination RGB color components are combined. Accepts the same enums as the modeRGB parameter in WebGLRenderingContext.blendEquationSeparate().
modeAlphaA GLenum specifying how source and destination alpha color components are combined. Accepts the same enums as the modeAlpha parameter in WebGLRenderingContext.blendEquationSeparate().
None (undefined).
buf is not a valid value, a gl.INVALID_VALUE error is thrown.modeRGB or modeAlpha are not set to one of the possible values, a gl.INVALID_ENUM error is thrown.The following sets the blend equations for the draw buffers gl.DRAW_BUFFER0 (call where buf is 0) and gl.DRAW_BUFFER1 (call where buf is 1).
const ext = gl.getExtension("OES_draw_buffers_indexed");
ext.blendEquationSeparateiOES(0, gl.FUNC_ADD, gl.FUNC_SUBTRACT);
ext.blendEquationSeparateiOES(1, gl.FUNC_ADD, gl.FUNC_SUBTRACT);
To get the blend equations for gl.DRAW_BUFFER0 and gl.DRAW_BUFFER1, query the BLEND_EQUATION_RGB and BLEND_EQUATION_ALPHA constants using WebGL2RenderingContext.getIndexedParameter():
// For gl.DRAW_BUFFER0 gl.getIndexedParameter(gl.BLEND_EQUATION_RGB, 0); gl.getIndexedParameter(gl.BLEND_EQUATION_ALPHA, 0); // for gl.DRAW_BUFFER1 gl.getIndexedParameter(gl.BLEND_EQUATION_RGB, 1); gl.getIndexedParameter(gl.BLEND_EQUATION_ALPHA, 1);
| Specification |
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| WebGL OES_draw_buffers_indexed Extension Specification> |
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blendEquationSeparateiOES |
100 | 100 | 108 | 86 | 16 | 100 | 108 | 69 | 16 | 19.0 | 100 | 16 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/OES_draw_buffers_indexed/blendEquationSeparateiOES