Web/API/ImageBitmapRenderingContext/transferFromImageBitmap

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

The ImageBitmapRenderingContext.transferFromImageBitmap() method displays the given ImageBitmap in the canvas associated with this rendering context. The ownership of the ImageBitmap is transferred to the canvas as well.

This method was previously named transferImageBitmap(), but was renamed in a spec change. The old name is being kept as an alias to avoid code breakage.

Syntax

void ImageBitmapRenderingContext.transferFromImageBitmap(bitmap)

Parameters

bitmap: An ImageBitmap object to transfer.

Examples

HTML

<canvas id="htmlCanvas"></canvas>

JavaScript

var htmlCanvas = document.getElementById("htmlCanvas").getContext("bitmaprenderer");

// Draw a WebGL scene offscreen
var offscreen = new OffscreenCanvas(256, 256);
var gl = offscreen.getContext("webgl");

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

// Transfer the current frame to the visible canvas
var bitmap = offscreen.transferToImageBitmap();
htmlCanvas.transferFromImageBitmap(bitmap);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'transferFromImageBitmap()' 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
`transferFromImageBitmap` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 66	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support 52 Full support 52 No support 46 — 52 Alternate Name' Alternate Name' Uses the non-standard name: `transferImageBitmap`	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 66	Chrome Android Full support 66	Firefox Android Full support 52 Full support 52 No support 46 — 52 Alternate Name' Alternate Name' Uses the non-standard name: `transferImageBitmap`	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 9.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Uses a non-standard name.': Uses a non-standard name.