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WebGLRenderingContext: deleteBuffer() method

The WebGLRenderingContext.deleteBuffer() method of the WebGL API deletes a given WebGLBuffer. This method has no effect if the buffer has already been deleted. Normally you don't need to call this method yourself, when the buffer object is dereferenced it will be marked as free.

Syntax

js

deleteBuffer(buffer)

Parameters

buffer

A WebGLBuffer object to delete.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

Deleting a buffer

js

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

// …

gl.deleteBuffer(buffer);

Specifications

Specification
WebGL Specification
# 5.14.5

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
deleteBuffer 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/deleteBuffer