HTML canvas isPointInPath() Method

Introduction

Draw a rectangle if the point 20, 50 is in the current path:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<canvas id="myCanvas" width="300" height="180" 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.rect(20, 20, 150, 100);// ww  w  .j  av a  2  s.c  om
if (ctx.isPointInPath(20, 50)) {
  ctx.stroke();
};
</script>

</body>
</html>

The isPointInPath() method returns true if the specified point is in the current path, otherwise false. 

context.isPointInPath(x, y);

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
x The x-coordinate to test
y The y-coordinate to test



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