shadowOffsetX Property - Javascript Canvas Reference

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Description

The shadowOffsetX property sets or gets the horizontal distance of the shadow from the shape.

shadowOffsetX = 0 indicates that the shadow is right behind the shape while shadowOffsetX = 20 starts the shadow 20 pixels to the right.

JavaScript syntax 

context.shadowOffsetX = number;

Property Values

Value Description
number A positive or negative number that defines the horizontal distance of the shadow from the shape

Example

Draw a rectangle with a shadow placed 20 pixels to the right:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<canvas id="myCanvas" width="300" height="250" style="border:1px solid #d3d3d3;">
Your browser does not support the HTML5 canvas tag.</canvas>

<script>

var c = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var ctx = c.getContext("2d");
ctx.shadowBlur = 10;//from ww w .ja va  2  s.  c o  m
ctx.shadowOffsetX = 20;
ctx.shadowColor = "black";
ctx.fillStyle= "red";
ctx.fillRect(20, 20, 100, 80);

</script>

</body>
</html>

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