HTML canvas beginPath() Method

Introduction

Draw two paths on the canvas; one green and one purple:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<canvas id="myCanvas" width="300" height="180" style="border:1px solid #d3d3d3;">
Your browser does not support the HTML5 canvas tag.</canvas>

<script>
var c = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var ctx = c.getContext("2d");

ctx.beginPath();// w ww .  j  a  v a 2s .  c  o m
ctx.lineWidth = "5";
ctx.strokeStyle = "green";  // Green path
ctx.moveTo(0, 75);
ctx.lineTo(250, 75);
ctx.stroke();  // Draw it

ctx.beginPath();
ctx.strokeStyle = "purple";  // Purple path
ctx.moveTo(50, 0);
ctx.lineTo(150, 130);
ctx.stroke();  // Draw it
</script>

</body>
</html>

The beginPath() method begins a path, or resets the current path.

Use the stroke() method to actually draw the path on the canvas. 

context.beginPath();



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