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Draw a shadow with HTML5 Canvas
To draw a shadow with HTM5 Canvas:
<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <style> #test { width: 100px; height:100px; margin: 0px auto; } </style> <script> function drawShape(){ // get the canvas element using the DOM var canvas = document.getElementById('mycanvas'); // Make sure we don't execute when canvas isn't supported if (canvas.getContext){ // use getContext to use the canvas for drawing var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d'); ctx.shadowOffsetX = 2; ctx.shadowOffsetY = 2; ctx.shadowBlur = 2; ctx.shadowColor = "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)"; ctx.font = "20px Times New Roman"; ctx.fillStyle = "Black"; ctx.fillText("This is shadow test", 5, 30); } else { alert('You need Safari or Firefox 1.5+ to see this demo.'); } } </script> </head> <body id = "test" onload = "drawShape();"> <canvas id = "mycanvas"></canvas> </body> </html>
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