shadowOffsetX property
Gets or sets the horizontal distance of a shadow from a shape.
This property is read/write.
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Syntax
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Property values
Type: number
The horizontal 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 shadowOffsetX property, the default value is zero.
Examples
The following code example creates a series of squares that have different horizontal 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 offsetX value. ctx.strokeRect(25, 25, 200, 200); ctx.shadowOffsetX = "5"; ctx.strokeRect(75, 75, 200, 200); ctx.shadowOffsetX = "10"; ctx.strokeRect(125, 125, 200, 200); ctx.shadowOffsetX = "15"; ctx.strokeRect(175, 175, 200, 200); ctx.shadowOffsetX = "20"; 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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