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WebGL2RenderingContext.createVertexArray

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

The WebGL2RenderingContext.createVertexArray() method of the WebGL 2 API creates and initializes a WebGLVertexArrayObject object that represents a vertex array object (VAO) pointing to vertex array data and which provides names for different sets of vertex data.

Syntax

WebGLVertexArrayObject gl.createVertexArray();

Parameters

None.

Return value

A WebGLVertexArrayObject representing a vertex array object (VAO) which points to vertex array data.

Examples

var vao = gl.createVertexArray();
gl.bindVertexArray(vao);

// ...
// calls to bindBuffer or vertexAttribPointer 
// which will be "recorded" in the VAO
// ...

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebGL 2.0 The definition of 'createVertexArray' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Initial definition.
OpenGL ES 3.0 The definition of 'glGenVertexArrays' in that specification.	Standard	Man page of the (similar) OpenGL API.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	56	No	51	No	43	No

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	58	58	No	51	43	No	7.0