OES_draw_buffers_indexed: blendEquationSeparateiOES() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since December 2022.

The blendEquationSeparateiOES() method of the OES_draw_buffers_indexed WebGL extension sets the RGB and alpha blend equations separately for a particular draw buffer.

See OES_draw_buffers_indexed.blendEquationiOES() for setting RGB and alpha together and WebGLRenderingContext.blendEquationSeparate() for the WebGL 1 version of this method.

Syntax

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blendEquationSeparateiOES(buf, modeRGB, modeAlpha)

Parameters

buf

An integer i specifying the draw buffer associated with the constant gl.DRAW_BUFFERi, see WebGL draw buffer constants.

modeRGB

A GLenum specifying how source and destination RGB color components are combined. Accepts the same enums as the modeRGB parameter in WebGLRenderingContext.blendEquationSeparate().

modeAlpha

A GLenum specifying how source and destination alpha color components are combined. Accepts the same enums as the modeAlpha parameter in WebGLRenderingContext.blendEquationSeparate().

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

  • If buf is not a valid value, a gl.INVALID_VALUE error is thrown.
  • If modeRGB or modeAlpha are not set to one of the possible values, a gl.INVALID_ENUM error is thrown.

Examples

Setting and getting blend equations

The following sets the blend equations for the draw buffers gl.DRAW_BUFFER0 (call where buf is 0) and gl.DRAW_BUFFER1 (call where buf is 1).

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const ext = gl.getExtension("OES_draw_buffers_indexed");

ext.blendEquationSeparateiOES(0, gl.FUNC_ADD, gl.FUNC_SUBTRACT);
ext.blendEquationSeparateiOES(1, gl.FUNC_ADD, gl.FUNC_SUBTRACT);

To get the blend equations for gl.DRAW_BUFFER0 and gl.DRAW_BUFFER1, query the BLEND_EQUATION_RGB and BLEND_EQUATION_ALPHA constants using WebGL2RenderingContext.getIndexedParameter():

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// For gl.DRAW_BUFFER0
gl.getIndexedParameter(gl.BLEND_EQUATION_RGB, 0);
gl.getIndexedParameter(gl.BLEND_EQUATION_ALPHA, 0);

// for gl.DRAW_BUFFER1
gl.getIndexedParameter(gl.BLEND_EQUATION_RGB, 1);
gl.getIndexedParameter(gl.BLEND_EQUATION_ALPHA, 1);

Specifications

Specification
WebGL OES_draw_buffers_indexed Extension Specification

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
blendEquationSeparateiOES
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 100 (Release date: 2022-03-29)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 100 (Release date: 2022-04-01)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 108 (Release date: 2022-12-13)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 86 (Release date: 2022-04-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 16 (Release date: 2022-09-12)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 100 (Release date: 2022-03-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 108 (Release date: 2022-12-13)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 69 (Release date: 2022-05-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 16 (Release date: 2022-09-12)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 19 (Release date: 2022-11-01)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 100 (Release date: 2022-03-29)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 16 (Release date: 2022-09-12)
footnote Full support

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