HTML5 Game - Drawing basic shapes and lines

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Description

Drawing basic shapes and lines

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<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Learning the basics of canvas</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    /*from   w w w  .j av a  2 s  .  c  o  m*/
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
    
    <script type="text/javascript">
      $(document).ready(function() {  
        let canvas = $("#myCanvas");
        let context = canvas.get(0).getContext("2d");
        
        context.fillRect(40, 40, 100, 100); // Square
        context.strokeRect(200, 300, 200, 100); // Rectangle
        
        context.beginPath(); // Start the path
        context.moveTo(140, 20); // Set the path origin
        context.lineTo(340, 40); // Set the path destination
        context.closePath(); // Close the path
        context.stroke(); // Outline the path
        
        context.beginPath(); // Start the path
        context.arc(230, 90, 50, 0, Math.PI*2, false); // Draw a circle
        context.closePath(); // Close the path
        context.fill(); // Fill the path
      });
    </script>
  </head>
  
  <body>
    <canvas id="myCanvas" width="500" height="500">
      <!-- Insert fallback content here -->
    </canvas>
  </body>
</html>

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