CanvasRenderingContext2D: canvas property
The CanvasRenderingContext2D.canvas
property, part of the
Canvas API, is a read-only reference to the
HTMLCanvasElement
object that is associated with a given context. It
might be null
if there is no associated <canvas>
element.
Value
A HTMLCanvasElement
object.
Examples
Given this <canvas>
element:
html
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
… you can get a reference to the canvas element within the
CanvasRenderingContext2D
by using the canvas
property:
js
const canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.canvas; // HTMLCanvasElement
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard # dom-context-2d-canvas-dev |
Browser compatibility
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See also
CanvasRenderingContext2D
interface- Canvas API