WebGLRenderingContext.isShader

The WebGLRenderingContext.isShader() method of the WebGL API returns true if the passed WebGLShader is valid, false otherwise.

Syntax

GLboolean gl.isShader(shader);

Parameters

shader

A WebGLShader to check.

Return value

A GLboolean indicating whether or not the shader is valid.

Examples

Checking a shader

var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl');
var shader = gl.createShader(gl.VERTEX_SHADER);

// ...

gl.isShader(shader);

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also

• WebGLRenderingContext.createShader()
• WebGLRenderingContext.deleteShader()