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WebGLRenderingContext: getShaderParameter() method

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The WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderParameter() method of the WebGL API returns information about the given shader.

Syntax

getShaderParameter(shader, pname)

Parameters

  • shader
  • pname
    • : A GLenum specifying the information to query. Possible values:
      • gl.DELETE_STATUS
        • : Returns a GLboolean indicating whether or not the shader is flagged for deletion.
      • gl.COMPILE_STATUS
        • : Returns a GLboolean indicating whether or not the last shader compilation was successful.
      • gl.SHADER_TYPE
        • : Returns a GLenum indicating whether the shader is a vertex shader (gl.VERTEX_SHADER) or fragment shader (gl.FRAGMENT_SHADER) object.

Return value

Returns the requested shader information (as specified with pname).

Examples

gl.getShaderParameter(shader, gl.SHADER_TYPE);

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also