Gets or sets the vertical distance of a shadow from a shape.
This property is read/write.
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Syntax
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Property values
Type: Floating-point
The vertical offset value.
Standards information
- HTML Canvas 2D Context, Section 7
Remarks
You can use positive or negative values to control the position of a shadow. If you do not specify the shadowOffsetY property, the default value is zero.
Examples
The following code example creates a series of squares that have different vertical shadow offsets.
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function draw() {
var canvas = document.getElementById("MyCanvas");
if (canvas.getContext) {
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
// Define the shadow parameters.
ctx.shadowColor = "black";
ctx.shadowBlur = "5";
ctx.shadowOffsetX = "5";
ctx.shadowOffsetY = "5";
// Change the offsetY value.
ctx.strokeRect(25, 25, 200, 200);
ctx.shadowOffsetY = "10";
ctx.strokeRect(75, 75, 200, 200);
ctx.shadowOffsetY = "15";
ctx.strokeRect(125, 125, 200, 200);
ctx.shadowOffsetY = "20";
ctx.strokeRect(175, 175, 200, 200);
ctx.shadowOffsetY = "25";
ctx.strokeRect(225, 225, 200, 200);
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="draw();">
<canvas id="MyCanvas" width="600" height="500">This browser or document mode doesn't support canvas</canvas>
</body>
</html>
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