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WebGLRenderingContext: createShader() method

The WebGLRenderingContext method createShader() of the WebGL API creates a WebGLShader that can then be configured further using WebGLRenderingContext.shaderSource() and WebGLRenderingContext.compileShader().

Syntax

js

createShader(type)

Parameters

type

Either gl.VERTEX_SHADER or gl.FRAGMENT_SHADER

Return value

A new (WebGLShader).

Examples

See WebGLShader for usage and examples.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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createShader 9 12 4 11 12 5.1 4.4.3 25 4 12 8 1.5

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebGLRenderingContext/createShader