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JavaScript canvas2d object method: clearRect()

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The clearRect() method of the JavaScript DOM object returned by the getContext("2d") method applied to the HTML <canvas> element clears specified pixels within a rectangle.

 

It has the following syntax with the following parameters.

 

context.clearRect(x, y, width, height)

 

Parameter

Required / Optional

Description

x

Required

x-coordinate of upper-left corner

y

Required

y-coordinate of upper-left corner

width

Required

Width of rectangle, in pixels

height

Required

Height of rectangle, in pixels

 


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