CanvasRenderingContext2D: canvas property
The CanvasRenderingContext2D.canvas property, part of the
Canvas API, is a read-only reference to the
HTMLCanvasElement object that is associated with a given context. It
might be null if there is no associated <canvas> element.
Value
A HTMLCanvasElement object.
Examples
Given this <canvas> element:
html
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
… you can get a reference to the canvas element within the
CanvasRenderingContext2D by using the canvas property:
js
const canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.canvas; // HTMLCanvasElement
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-context-2d-canvas-dev |
Browser compatibility
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See also
CanvasRenderingContext2Dinterface- Canvas API