WebGLRenderingContext: createRenderbuffer() method

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The WebGLRenderingContext.createRenderbuffer() method of the WebGL API creates and initializes a {{domxref("WebGLRenderbuffer")}} object.

Syntax

createRenderbuffer()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A {{domxref("WebGLRenderbuffer")}} object that stores data such an image, or can be source or target of a rendering operation.

Examples

Creating a render buffer

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

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("WebGLRenderingContext.bindRenderbuffer()")}}
• {{domxref("WebGLRenderingContext.deleteRenderbuffer()")}}
• {{domxref("WebGLRenderingContext.isRenderbuffer()")}}
• Other buffers: {{domxref("WebGLBuffer")}}, {{domxref("WebGLFramebuffer")}}