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RGraph is a JavaScript charts library based on HTML5 SVG and canvas. RGraph is mature (over 15 years old) and has a wealth of features making it an ideal choice to use for showing charts on your website.

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The clearRect function

The clearRect function can be used to return a section of the canvas to transparency again - removing any drawing that might be there. It can be used to clear the canvas (assuming the dimensions are correct) without affecting the transformation matrix (ie any translate/scale/rotate/transform that you have done).

RGraph uses two functions to differentiate between using this function to clear the canvas and the way involving setting the width to itself - a clear function and a reset function. The reset function uses the width = width method of clearing the canvas (which also removes any anti-aliasing translation that has been done).

Arguments to the function


An example

<script>
    window.onload = function ()
    {
        var canvas  = document.getElementById("cvs");
        var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
        
        var width   = canvas.width;
        var height  = canvas.height;

        // Clears the whole canvas
        context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
    }
</script>