HTML canvas beginPath() Method
Example
Draw two paths on the canvas; one green and one purple:
JavaScript:
var c = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var ctx = c.getContext("2d");
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.lineWidth = "5";
ctx.strokeStyle = "green"; // Green path
ctx.moveTo(0, 75);
ctx.lineTo(250, 75);
ctx.stroke(); // Draw it
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.strokeStyle = "purple"; // Purple path
ctx.moveTo(50, 0);
ctx.lineTo(150, 130);
ctx.stroke(); // Draw it
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Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the method.
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| beginPath() | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 10.1 |
Definition and Usage
The beginPath() method begins a path, or resets the current path.
Tip: Use moveTo(), lineTo(), quadricCurveTo(), bezierCurveTo(), arcTo(), and arc(), to create paths.
Tip: Use the stroke() method to actually draw the path on the canvas.
| JavaScript syntax: | context.beginPath(); |
|---|
❮ Canvas Object
