WebGLRenderingContext.getUniformLocation

The WebGLRenderingContext.getUniformLocation() method of the WebGL API returns a WebGLUniformLocation of a uniform variable in a given WebGLProgram.

Syntax

WebGLUniformLocation gl.getUniformLocation(program, name);

Parameters

program

A WebGLProgram containing the uniform variable.

name

A DOMString specifying the name of the uniform variable whose location to get.

Return value

A WebGLUniformLocation object indicating the location of the variable name if found. Returns null otherwise.

Examples

gl.getUniformLocation(program, 'vColor');

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebGL 1.0 The definition of 'getUniformLocation' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.
OpenGL ES 2.0 The definition of 'glGetUniformLocation' in that specification.	Standard	Man page of the OpenGL API.

Browser compatibility

See also

• WebGLRenderingContext.getAttribLocation()
• WebGLUniformLocation