WebGLRenderingContext: isBuffer() method

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The WebGLRenderingContext.isBuffer() method of the WebGL API returns true if the passed {{domxref("WebGLBuffer")}} is valid and false otherwise.

Syntax

isBuffer(buffer)

Parameters

• buffer
  • : A {{domxref("WebGLBuffer")}} to check.

Return value

A {{domxref("WebGL_API/Types", "GLboolean")}} indicating whether or not the buffer is valid.

Examples

Creating a buffer

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

gl.isBuffer(buffer);

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("WebGLRenderingContext.bindBuffer()")}}
• {{domxref("WebGLRenderingContext.createBuffer()")}}
• {{domxref("WebGLRenderingContext.deleteBuffer()")}}
• Other buffers: {{domxref("WebGLFramebuffer")}}, {{domxref("WebGLRenderbuffer")}}