clip (a path command)

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context.clip

Limits any future drawings to display only inside the current Path.

Example: Clip this image into a triangular Path

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
    body{ background-color:white; }
    #canvas{border:1px solid red; }
</style>
<script>
window.onload=(function(){

    // canvas related variables
    var canvas=document.getElementById("canvas");
    var ctx=canvas.getContext("2d");

    var img=new Image();
    img.onload=start;
    img.src='http://i.stack.imgur.com/1CqWf.jpg'

    function start(){
        // draw a triangle path
        ctx.beginPath();
        ctx.moveTo(75,50);
        ctx.lineTo(125,100);
        ctx.lineTo(25,100);
        ctx.lineTo(75,50);
        
        // clip future drawings to appear only in the triangle
        ctx.clip();
        
        // draw an image
        ctx.drawImage(img,0,0);
    }

}); // end window.onload
</script>
</head>
<body>
    <canvas id="canvas" width=150 height=150></canvas>
</body>
</html>

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