Web/API/ImageBitmap/close

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The ImageBitmap.close() method disposes of all graphical resources associated with an ImageBitmap.

Syntax

void ImageBitmap.close()

Examples

var offscreen = new OffscreenCanvas(256, 256);
var gl = offscreen.getContext('webgl');

// ... some drawing using the gl context ...

var bitmap = offscreen.transferToImageBitmap();
// ImageBitmap { width: 256, height: 256 }

bitmap.close();
// ImageBitmap { width: 0, height: 0 } -- disposed

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'close()' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`close`	Chrome Full support 52	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 46	IE No support No	Opera Full support 37	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 52	Chrome Android Full support 52	Firefox Android Full support 46	Opera Android Full support 37	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support