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WebGLRenderingContext: bindTexture() method

The WebGLRenderingContext.bindTexture() method of the WebGL API binds a given WebGLTexture to a target (binding point).

Syntax

bindTexture(target, texture)

Parameters

target

A GLenum specifying the binding point (target). Possible values:

gl.TEXTURE_2D: A two-dimensional texture.
gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP: A cube-mapped texture. When using a WebGL 2 context, the following values are available additionally:
- gl.TEXTURE_3D: A three-dimensional texture.
- gl.TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY: A two-dimensional array texture.

texture

A WebGLTexture object to bind.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

A gl.INVALID_ENUM error is thrown if target is not gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, gl.TEXTURE_3D, or gl.TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY.

Examples

Binding a texture

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

gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture);

Getting current bindings

To check the current texture binding, query the gl.TEXTURE_BINDING_2D or gl.TEXTURE_BINDING_CUBE_MAP constants.

gl.getParameter(gl.TEXTURE_BINDING_2D);

Specifications

Specification
WebGL Specification # 5.14.8
WebGL 2.0 Specification # 3.7.1

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
`bindTexture`	9	12	4	11	12	5.1	4.4.3	25	4	12	8	1.5