WebGLRenderingContext.createTexture

The WebGLRenderingContext.createTexture() method of the WebGL API creates and initializes a WebGLTexture object.

Syntax

WebGLTexture gl.createTexture();

Parameters

None.

Return value

A WebGLTexture object to which images can be bound to.

Examples

See also the WebGL tutorial on Using textures in WebGL.

Creating a texture

var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl');
var texture = gl.createTexture();

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebGL 1.0 The definition of 'createTexture' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.
OpenGL ES 2.0 The definition of 'glGenTextures' in that specification.	Standard	Man page of the (similar) OpenGL API.

Browser compatibility

See also

• WebGLRenderingContext.bindTexture()
• WebGLRenderingContext.deleteTexture()
• WebGLRenderingContext.isTexture()
• WebGLRenderingContext.texImage2D()