Web/API/OES vertex array object

The OES_vertex_array_object extension is part of the WebGL API and provides vertex array objects (VAOs) which encapsulate vertex array states. These objects keep pointers to vertex data and provide names for different sets of vertex data.

WebGL extensions are available using the WebGLRenderingContext.getExtension() method. For more information, see also Using Extensions in the WebGL tutorial.

Availability: This extension is only available to WebGL1 contexts. In WebGL2, the functionality of this extension is available on the WebGL2 context by default and the constants and methods are available without the "OES" suffix.

Constants

This extension exposes one new constant, which can be used in the gl.getParameter() method:

ext.VERTEX_ARRAY_BINDING_OES: Returns a WebGLVertexArrayObject object when used in the gl.getParameter() method as the pname parameter.

Methods

This extension exposes four new methods.

ext.createVertexArrayOES(): Creates a new WebGLVertexArrayObject.
ext.deleteVertexArrayOES(): Deletes a given WebGLVertexArrayObject.
ext.isVertexArrayOES(): Returns true if a given object is a WebGLVertexArrayObject.
ext.bindVertexArrayOES(): Binds a given WebGLVertexArrayObject to the buffer.

Examples

var oes_vao_ext = gl.getExtension('OES_vertex_array_object');
var vao = oes_vao_ext.createVertexArrayOES();
oes_vao_ext.bindVertexArrayOES(vao);

// ...
// calls to bindBuffer or vertexAttribPointer 
// which will be "recorded" in the VAO
// ...

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
OES_vertex_array_objectThe definition of 'OES_vertex_array_object' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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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
`OES_vertex_array_object`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 25	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`bindVertexArrayOES`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 25	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`createVertexArrayOES`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 25	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`deleteVertexArrayOES`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 25	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`isVertexArrayOES`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 25	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown