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ImageBitmap.close

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The ImageBitmap.close() method disposes of all graphical resources associated with an ImageBitmap.

Syntax

void ImageBitmap.close()

Examples

var offscreen = new OffscreenCanvas(256, 256);
var gl = offscreen.getContext('webgl');

// ... some drawing using the gl context ...

var bitmap = offscreen.transferToImageBitmap();
// ImageBitmap { width: 256, height: 256 }

bitmap.close();
// ImageBitmap { width: 0, height: 0 } -- disposed

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'close()' in that specification.
Living Standard

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 52 ? 46 No 37 No
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 52 52 ? 46 37 No 6.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ImageBitmap/close