Web/API/WebGLVertexArrayObject

The WebGLVertexArrayObject interface is part of the WebGL 2 API, represents vertex array objects (VAOs) pointing to vertex array data, and provides names for different sets of vertex data.

When working with WebGLVertexArrayObject objects, the following methods are useful:

• WebGL2RenderingContext.createVertexArray()
• WebGL2RenderingContext.deleteVertexArray()
• WebGL2RenderingContext.isVertexArray()
• WebGL2RenderingContext.bindVertexArray()

WebGL 1: The OES_vertex_array_object extension allows you to use vertex array objects in a WebGL 1 context.

Examples

var vao = gl.createVertexArray();
gl.bindVertexArray(vao);

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

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebGL 2.0The definition of 'WebGLVertexArrayObject' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Initial definition.

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
WebGLVertexArrayObject	Chrome Full support 56	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 51	IE No support No	Opera Full support 43	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 58	Chrome Android Full support 58	Firefox Android Full support 51	Opera Android Full support 43	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

See also

• OES_vertex_array_object

WebGLVertexArrayObject by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.