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WEBGL_lose_context: restoreContext() method

The WEBGL_lose_context.restoreContext() method is part of the WebGL API and allows you to simulate restoring the context of a WebGLRenderingContext object.

Syntax

js

restoreContext()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

Browsers may not report WebGL errors by default. WebGL's error reporting works by calling getError() and checking for errors. The following exceptions may be thrown:

INVALID_OPERATION

Thrown if the context was not lost.

Examples

With this method, you can simulate the webglcontextrestored event:

js

const canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
const gl = canvas.getContext("webgl");

canvas.addEventListener(
  "webglcontextrestored",
  (e) => {
    console.log(e);
  },
  false,
);

gl.getExtension("WEBGL_lose_context").restoreContext();

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
restoreContext 26 17 2219–58 No 15 8 4.4 26 2219–58 14 8 1.5

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_lose_context/restoreContext