WebGLRenderingContext: compileShader() method
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
Note: This feature is available in Web 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
js
compileShader(shader)
Parameters
shader-
A fragment or vertex
WebGLShader.
Return value
None (undefined).
Exceptions
TypeError-
Thrown if the specified
shaderis not of typeWebGLShader.
Examples
js
const shader = gl.createShader(gl.VERTEX_SHADER);
gl.shaderSource(shader, shaderSource);
gl.compileShader(shader);
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| WebGL Specification # 5.14.9 |
Browser compatibility
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See also
WebGLProgramWebGLShaderWebGLRenderingContext.attachShader()WebGLRenderingContext.createProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.createShader()WebGLRenderingContext.deleteProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.deleteShader()WebGLRenderingContext.detachShader()WebGLRenderingContext.getAttachedShaders()WebGLRenderingContext.getProgramParameter()WebGLRenderingContext.getProgramInfoLog()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderParameter()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderPrecisionFormat()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderInfoLog()WebGLRenderingContext.getShaderSource()WebGLRenderingContext.isProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.isShader()WebGLRenderingContext.linkProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.shaderSource()WebGLRenderingContext.useProgram()WebGLRenderingContext.validateProgram()