XRWebGLBinding.getDepthInformation()

The getDepthInformation() method of the XRWebGLBinding interface returns an XRWebGLDepthInformation object containing WebGL depth information.

Syntax

getDepthInformation(view)

Parameters

view

An XRView object obtained from a viewer pose.

Return value

An XRWebGLDepthInformation object.

Exceptions

NotSupportedError DOMException

Thrown if "depth-sensing" is not in the list of enabled features for this XRSession.

InvalidStateError DOMException

Thrown if the XRFrame is not active nor animated. Obtaining depth information is only valid within the requestAnimationFrame() callback.

InvalidStateError DOMException

Thrown if the the session's depthUsage is not "gpu-optimized".

Examples

Obtaining WebGL depth information

const canvasElement = document.querySelector(".output-canvas");
const gl = canvasElement.getContext("webgl");
await gl.makeXRCompatible();

// Make sure  to request a session with depth-sensing enabled
const session = navigator.xr.requestSession("immersive-ar", {
  requiredFeatures: ["depth-sensing"],
  depthSensing: {
    usagePreference: ["gpu-optimized"],
    formatPreference: ["luminance-alpha"]
  }
});

const glBinding = new XRWebGLBinding(session, gl);

// ...

// Obtain depth information in an active and animated frame
function rafCallback(time, frame) {
  session.requestAnimationFrame(rafCallback);
  const pose = frame.getViewerPose(referenceSpace);
  if (pose) {
    for (const view of pose.views) {
      const depthInformation = glBinding.getDepthInformation(view);
      if (depthInformation) {
        // Do something with the depth information
        // gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, depthInformation.texture);
        // ...
      }
    }
  }
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRWebGLBinding/getDepthInformation