Experimental
This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The
CanvasRenderingContext2D
.scrollPathIntoView()
method of the Canvas 2D API scrolls the current or given path into view. It is similar
to Element.scrollIntoView()
.
Syntax
void ctx.scrollPathIntoView();
void ctx.scrollPathIntoView(path);
Parameters
path
- A
Path2D
path to use.
Examples
Using the scrollPathIntoView method
This example demonstrates the scrollPathIntoView()
method.
HTML
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
JavaScript
const canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.fillRect(10, 10, 30, 30);
ctx.scrollPathIntoView();
Edit the code below to see your changes update live in the canvas:
Playable code
<canvas id="canvas" width="400" height="200" class="playable-canvas">
<input id="button" type="range" min="1" max="12">
</canvas>
<div class="playable-buttons">
<input id="edit" type="button" value="Edit" />
<input id="reset" type="button" value="Reset" />
</div>
<textarea id="code" class="playable-code">
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.rect(10, 10, 30, 30);
ctx.scrollPathIntoView();</textarea>
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var textarea = document.getElementById("code");
var reset = document.getElementById("reset");
var edit = document.getElementById("edit");
var code = textarea.value;
function drawCanvas() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
eval(textarea.value);
}
reset.addEventListener("click", function() {
textarea.value = code;
drawCanvas();
});
edit.addEventListener("click", function() {
textarea.focus();
})
textarea.addEventListener("input", drawCanvas);
window.addEventListener("load", drawCanvas);
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'CanvasRenderingContext2D.scrollPathIntoView' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- The interface defining this method:
CanvasRenderingContext2D
Element.scrollIntoView()