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save method

Saves the state of the current context.

Syntax


HRESULT retVal = object.save();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Standards information

HTML Canvas 2D Context, Section 2

Remarks

The ICanvasRenderingContext2D::save and ICanvasRenderingContext2D::restore methods preserve and restore the state of a context, but not specific paths or graphics. The following attributes and states are affected:

The current transformation matrix
The current clipping region

The current values of the following attributes:

Attribute
ICanvasRenderingContext2D::strokeStyle ICanvasRenderingContext2D::fillStyle ICanvasRenderingContext2D::globalAlpha ICanvasRenderingContext2D::lineWidth ICanvasRenderingContext2D::lineCap ICanvasRenderingContext2D::lineJoin ICanvasRenderingContext2D::miterLimit	ICanvasRenderingContext2D::shadowOffsetX ICanvasRenderingContext2D::shadowBlur ICanvasRenderingContext2D::shadowColor ICanvasRenderingContext2D::globalCompositeOperation ICanvasRenderingContext2D::font ICanvasRenderingContext2D::textAlign ICanvasRenderingContext2D::textBaseline

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