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WebGL2RenderingContext: createVertexArray() method

The WebGL2RenderingContext.createVertexArray() method of the WebGL 2 API creates and initializes a WebGLVertexArrayObject object that represents a vertex array object (VAO) pointing to vertex array data and which provides names for different sets of vertex data.

Syntax

js

createVertexArray()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A WebGLVertexArrayObject representing a vertex array object (VAO) which points to vertex array data.

Examples

js

const vao = gl.createVertexArray();
gl.bindVertexArray(vao);

// …

// calls to bindBuffer or vertexAttribPointer
// which will be "recorded" in the VAO

// …

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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createVertexArray 56 79 51 No 43 15 58 58 51 43 15 7.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebGL2RenderingContext/createVertexArray