Path2D.addPath

The Path2D.addPath() method of the Canvas 2D API adds to the path the path given by the argument.

Syntax

void path.addPath(path [, transform]);

Parameters

path

A Path2D path to add.

transform Optional

An SVGMatrix to be used as the transformation matrix for the path that is added.

Examples

Using the addPath method

This is just a simple code snippet which uses the addPath method.

var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');

// Create a new path with a rect
var p1 = new Path2D();
p1.rect(0, 0, 100, 100);

// Create another path with a rect
var p2 = new Path2D();
p2.rect(0, 0, 100, 100);

// Create transformation matrix that moves vertically 300 points to the right
var m = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'svg').createSVGMatrix();
m.a = 1; m.b = 0;
m.c = 0; m.d = 1;
m.e = 300; m.f = 0;

// add the second path to the first path
p1.addPath(p2, m);

// Finally, fill the first path onto the canvas
ctx.fill(p1);

Edit the code below and see your changes update live in the canvas (check the browser compatibilty table if your current browser actually supports this method):

Playable code

<canvas id="canvas" width="400" height="200" class="playable-canvas"></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" style="height:220px;">
var p1 = new Path2D();
p1.rect(0,0,100,100);

var p2 = new Path2D();
p2.rect(0,0,100,100);

var m = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg", "svg").createSVGMatrix();
m.a = 1; m.b = 0;
m.c = 0; m.d = 1;
m.e = 300; m.f = 0;

p1.addPath(p2, m);
ctx.fill(p1);</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

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also

• The interface defining it, Path2D.