ImageBitmap.close()

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check 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
HTML Standard (HTML)
# dom-imagebitmap-close-dev

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
close
52
79
46
No
37
No
52
52
46
37
No
6.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ImageBitmap/close