WebGLRenderingContext: createShader() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Syntax

createShader(type)

type: Either gl.VERTEX_SHADER or gl.FRAGMENT_SHADER. The WebGLRenderingContext will set the gl.INVALID_ENUM error flag if an unacceptable value has been specified.

A new WebGLShader instance, or null if an error occurs creating the shader (for example, because type was an invalid value).

See WebGLShader for usage and examples.

Specification
WebGL Specification # 5.14.9

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`createShader`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 9 (Release date: 2011-02-03) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29) footnote Full support	Firefox – Full support Firefox 4 (Release date: 2011-03-22) footnote Full support	Opera – Full support Opera 12 (Release date: 2012-06-14) footnote Full support	Safari – Full support Safari 5.1 (Release date: 2011-07-20) footnote Full support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 25 (Release date: 2013-02-27) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – Full support Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29) footnote Full support	Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 12 (Release date: 2012-02-25) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – Full support Safari on iOS 8 (Release date: 2014-09-17) footnote Full support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 1.5 (Release date: 2013-09-25) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – Full support WebView on iOS 8 (Release date: 2014-09-17) footnote Full support

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