love.graphics.newCanvas

Available since LÖVE 0.8.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Creates a new Canvas object for offscreen rendering.

O.png This function can be slow if it is called repeatedly, such as from love.update or love.draw. If you need to use a specific resource often, create it once and store it somewhere it can be reused!  



Function

Synopsis

framebuffer = love.graphics.newCanvas( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

Canvas canvas
A new Canvas with width/height equal to the window width/height.

Function

Synopsis

framebuffer = love.graphics.newCanvas( width, height )

Arguments

number width
The desired width of the Canvas.
number height
The desired height of the Canvas.

Returns

Canvas canvas
A new Canvas with specified width and height.

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