WebGLRenderingContext.deleteBuffer

The WebGLRenderingContext.deleteBuffer() method of the WebGL API deletes a given WebGLBuffer. This method has no effect if the buffer has already been deleted.

Syntax

void gl.deleteBuffer(buffer);

Parameters

buffer

A WebGLBuffer object to delete.

Return value

None.

Examples

Deleting a buffer

var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl');
var buffer = gl.createBuffer();

// ...

gl.deleteBuffer(buffer);

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

See also

• WebGLRenderingContext.bindBuffer()
• WebGLRenderingContext.createBuffer()
• WebGLRenderingContext.isBuffer()
• Other buffers: WebGLFramebuffer, WebGLRenderbuffer