WebGLRenderingContext: compileShader() method

Available in workers

The WebGLRenderingContext.compileShader() method of the WebGL API compiles a GLSL shader into binary data so that it can be used by a WebGLProgram.

Syntax

compileShader(shader)

Parameters

• shader
  • : A fragment or vertex WebGLShader.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

• TypeError
  • : Thrown if the specified shader is not of type WebGLShader.

Examples

const shader = gl.createShader(gl.VERTEX_SHADER);
gl.shaderSource(shader, shaderSource);
gl.compileShader(shader);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• WebGLProgram
• WebGLShader
• attachShader()
• createProgram()
• createShader()
• deleteProgram()
• deleteShader()
• detachShader()
• getAttachedShaders()
• getProgramParameter()
• getProgramInfoLog()
• getShaderParameter()
• getShaderPrecisionFormat()
• getShaderInfoLog()
• getShaderSource()
• isProgram()
• isShader()
• linkProgram()
• shaderSource()
• useProgram()
• validateProgram()