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JS target function comes to constructor not working

I am working on drawing moving rectangles on my canvas. I made a template function for the test purpose and it works, but since i want to draw more of the rectangles with same animation effect I have to make this template function comes to the constructor, getContextand now the problem occurs:
the template function:
ctx = getContext('2d');
var boxHeight = canvas.height/40;
var boxWidth = canvas.width/20;
function drawBox(){
var x = 20;
var y = canvas.height;
var w = boxWidth;
var h = boxHeight;
var timer = 0;
var ladder = Math.floor(Math.random()*((canvas.height*0.5)/boxHeight)) + 1;
for(var i = 0; i < ladder; i++){
ctx.fillStyle = 'hsl('+Math.abs(Math.sin(timer) * 255)+', 40%, 50%)';
ctx.fillRect(x,y,w,h);
ctx.strokeRect(x,y,w,h);
ctx.lineWidth = 2;
ctx.stroke();
y -= boxHeight;
timer += Math.random()*0.3;
}
}
function animate(){
ctx.clearRect(0,0,canvas.width,canvas.height);
window.requestAnimationFrame(animate);
drawBox();
}
animate();
this template function drawBox()just working fine, then i tried to enclose its properties into a Box()constructor object:
function Box(x, width) {
this.postion = {
x: x,
y: canvas.height
};
this.width = width;
this.height = canvas.height / 40;
this.colorTimer = 0;
this.draw = function() {
this.colorTimer += Math.random() * 0.3;
var ladder = Math.floor(Math.random() * ((canvas.height * 0.5) / boxHeight)) + 1;
for (var i = 0; i < ladder; i++) {
ctx.fillStyle = 'hsl(' + Math.abs(Math.sin(this.colorTimer) * 255) + ', 40%, 50%)';
ctx.fillRect(this.postion.x, this.postion.y, this.width, this.height);
ctx.strokeRect(this.postion.x, this.postion.y, this.width, this.height);
ctx.lineWidth = 2;
ctx.stroke();
this.postion.y -= this.height;
}
}
}
var myBox = new Box(20, boxWidth);
function animate() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
window.requestAnimationFrame(animate);
myBox.draw();
}
animate();
this is not working, i have been stuck with this about 2 hours and i don't think there is any method or properties difference between my Boxconstructor and my drawBoxobject. When it comes to myBoxobject to calling its draw()method, there is nothing pop out on the screen.
I am wondering did i just miss something important when creating Boxconstructor object? Could someone give me a hint please?

As #Todesengel mentioned, the real issue here is, you are re-initializing all the variables each time the template function (drawBox) is called. But you are not doing the same for the constructor. To resolve this, put this.colorTimer = 0 and this.postion.y = canvas.height insde the draw method (as these are the variables that need to be re-initialized).
However, there are other issues :
you are increasing the timer variable inside the for loop, in template function, but not doing the same for constructor
as #Barmar mentioned, you should define draw method as Box.prototype.draw, for efficiency (not mandatory though)
Here is the revised version of your code :
ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
var boxHeight = canvas.height / 40;
var boxWidth = canvas.width / 20;
function Box(x, width) {
this.postion = {
x: x,
y: canvas.height
};
this.width = width;
this.height = canvas.height / 40;
}
Box.prototype.draw = function() {
this.colorTimer = 0;
this.postion.y = canvas.height;
var ladder = Math.floor(Math.random() * ((canvas.height * 0.5) / this.height)) + 1;
for (var i = 0; i < ladder; i++) {
ctx.fillStyle = 'hsl(' + Math.abs(Math.sin(this.colorTimer) * 255) + ', 40%, 50%)';
ctx.fillRect(this.postion.x, this.postion.y, this.width, this.height);
ctx.strokeRect(this.postion.x, this.postion.y, this.width, this.height);
ctx.lineWidth = 2;
ctx.stroke();
this.postion.y -= this.height;
this.colorTimer += Math.random() * 0.3;
}
}
var myBox = new Box(20, boxWidth);
function animate() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
myBox.draw();
window.requestAnimationFrame(animate);
}
animate();
<canvas id="canvas" width="300" height="300"></canvas>

I believe the important thing to note here is that in your first case, there is a new drawBox function being called every time, with the variables being instantiated and initialized, or "reset", each time. In your second case, the myBox object is not being recreated each time, so you have left over variables. These will not behave the same way. It should work as expected if you move var myBox = new Box(20, boxWidth); into the animate function.
Another fix, if you don't want to do recreate the myBox object for each call, is to reset the left over variables after each animate call. It would be more efficient, and probably more desirable, to do it this way.

You should not modify this.position.y in the draw method.
So remove this assignment from the loop:
this.postion.y -= this.height;
... and change the following lines to dynamically add -i*this.height:
ctx.fillRect(this.postion.x, this.postion.y-i*this.height, this.width, this.height);
ctx.strokeRect(this.postion.x, this.postion.y-i*this.height, this.width, this.height);
As others have said, you should better define the method on the prototype. And colorTimer should change in the for loop. I think you could do with a local variable though.
Demo:
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
var boxHeight = canvas.height/40;
var boxWidth = canvas.width/20;
function Box(x, width) {
this.postion = {
x: x,
y: canvas.height
};
this.width = width;
this.height = canvas.height / 40;
}
Box.prototype.draw = function() {
var ladder = Math.floor(Math.random() * ((canvas.height * 0.5) / boxHeight)) + 1;
var colorTimer = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < ladder; i++) {
ctx.fillStyle = 'hsl(' + Math.abs(Math.sin(colorTimer) * 255) + ', 40%, 50%)';
ctx.fillRect(this.postion.x, this.postion.y-i*this.height, this.width, this.height);
ctx.strokeRect(this.postion.x, this.postion.y-i*this.height, this.width, this.height);
ctx.lineWidth = 2;
ctx.stroke();
colorTimer += Math.random() * 0.3;
}
};
var myBox = new Box(20, boxWidth);
function animate() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
window.requestAnimationFrame(animate);
myBox.draw();
}
animate();
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

Canvas line drawing animation

I am new learner of animation using HTML5 Canvas. I am struggling to create line drawing animation in a canvas with desired length of a line.
Here is the code
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas"),
context = canvas.getContext("2d"),
width = canvas.width = window.innerWidth,
height = canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
var x = 200;
var y = 200;
draw();
update();
function draw() {
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(100, 100);
context.lineTo(x, y);
context.stroke();
}
function update() {
context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
x = x + 1;
y = y + 1;
draw();
requestAnimationFrame(update);
}
html,
body {
margin: 0px;
}
canvas {
display: block;
}
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
The line is growing on Canvas in the above code. But how to achieve that the 200px wide line and animate the movement in x and y direction. And the same animation with multiple lines using for loop and move them in different direction.
Check the reference image ....
Need to move each line in a different direction
Thanks in advance
Find a new reference image which i want to achieve

You need to either use transforms or a bit of trigonometry.
Transforms
For each frame:
Reset transforms and translate to center
Clear canvas
Draw line from center to the right
Rotate x angle
Repeat from step 2 until all lines are drawn
var ctx = c.getContext("2d");
var centerX = c.width>>1;
var centerY = c.height>>1;
var maxLength = Math.min(centerX, centerY); // use the shortest direction for demo
var currentLength = 0; // current length, for animation
var lenStep = 1; // "speed" of animation
function render() {
ctx.setTransform(1,0,0,1, centerX, centerY);
ctx.clearRect(-centerX, -centerY, c.width, c.height);
ctx.beginPath();
for(var angle = 0, step = 0.1; angle < Math.PI * 2; angle += step) {
ctx.moveTo(0, 0);
ctx.lineTo(currentLength, 0);
ctx.rotate(step);
}
ctx.stroke(); // stroke all at once
}
(function loop() {
render();
currentLength += lenStep;
if (currentLength < maxLength) requestAnimationFrame(loop);
})();
<canvas id=c></canvas>
You can use transformation different ways, but since you're learning I kept it simple in the above code.
Trigonometry
You can also calculate the line angles manually using trigonometry. Also here you can use different approaches, ie. if you want to use delta values, vectors or brute force using the math implicit.
For each frame:
Reset transforms and translate to center
Clear canvas
Calculate angle and direction for each line
Draw line
var ctx = c.getContext("2d");
var centerX = c.width>>1;
var centerY = c.height>>1;
var maxLength = Math.min(centerX, centerY); // use the shortest direction for demo
var currentLength = 0; // current length, for animation
var lenStep = 1; // "speed" of animation
ctx.setTransform(1,0,0,1, centerX, centerY);
function render() {
ctx.clearRect(-centerX, -centerY, c.width, c.height);
ctx.beginPath();
for(var angle = 0, step = 0.1; angle < Math.PI * 2; angle += step) {
ctx.moveTo(0, 0);
ctx.lineTo(currentLength * Math.cos(angle), currentLength * Math.sin(angle));
}
ctx.stroke(); // stroke all at once
}
(function loop() {
render();
currentLength += lenStep;
if (currentLength < maxLength) requestAnimationFrame(loop);
})();
<canvas id=c></canvas>
Bonus animation to play around with (using the same basis as above):
var ctx = c.getContext("2d", {alpha: false});
var centerX = c.width>>1;
var centerY = c.height>>1;
ctx.setTransform(1,0,0,1, centerX, centerY);
ctx.lineWidth = 2;
ctx.strokeStyle = "rgba(0,0,0,0.8)";
ctx.shadowBlur = 16;
function render(time) {
ctx.globalAlpha=0.77;
ctx.fillRect(-500, -500, 1000, 1000);
ctx.globalAlpha=1;
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.rotate(0.025);
ctx.shadowColor = "hsl(" + time*0.1 + ",100%,75%)";
ctx.shadowBlur = 16;
for(var angle = 0, step = Math.PI / ((time % 200) + 50); angle < Math.PI * 2; angle += step) {
ctx.moveTo(0, 0);
var len = 150 + 150 * Math.cos(time*0.0001618*angle*Math.tan(time*0.00025)) * Math.sin(time*0.01);
ctx.lineTo(len * Math.cos(angle), len * Math.sin(angle));
}
ctx.stroke();
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "lighter";
ctx.shadowBlur = 0;
ctx.drawImage(ctx.canvas, -centerX, -centerY);
ctx.drawImage(ctx.canvas, -centerX, -centerY);
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "source-over";
}
function loop(time) {
render(time);
requestAnimationFrame(loop);
};
requestAnimationFrame(loop);
body {margin:0;background:#222}
<canvas id=c width=640 height=640></canvas>

Here is what I think you are describing...
window.onload = function() {
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas"),
context = canvas.getContext("2d"),
width = canvas.width = 400,
height = canvas.height = 220,
xcenter = 200,
ycenter = 110,
radius = 0,
radiusmax = 100,
start_angle1 = 0,
start_angle2 = 0;
function toRadians(angle) {
return angle * (Math.PI / 180);
}
function draw(x1, y1, x2, y2) {
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(x1, y1);
context.lineTo(x2, y2);
context.stroke();
}
function drawWheel(xc, yc, start_angle, count, rad) {
var inc = 360 / count;
for (var angle = start_angle; angle < start_angle + 180; angle += inc) {
var x = Math.cos(toRadians(angle)) * rad;
var y = Math.sin(toRadians(angle)) * rad;
draw(xc - x, yc - y, xc + x, yc + y);
}
}
function update() {
start_angle1 += 0.1;
start_angle2 -= 0.1;
if(radius<radiusmax) radius++;
context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
drawWheel(xcenter, ycenter, start_angle1, 40, radius);
drawWheel(xcenter, ycenter, start_angle2, 40, radius);
requestAnimationFrame(update);
}
update();
};
html,
body {
margin: 0px;
}
canvas {
display: block;
}
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

This is one that is a variable length emerging pattern. It has a length array element for each spoke in the wheel that grows at a different rate. You can play with the settings to vary the results:
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var context = canvas.getContext("2d");
var width = canvas.width = window.innerWidth;
var height = canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
var xcenter = width/4;
var ycenter = height/2;
var radius;
var time;
if(width>height) {
radius = height*0.4;
}
else {
radius = width*0.4;
}
var start_angle1 = 0;
var start_angle2 = 0;
function toRadians (angle) {
return angle * (Math.PI / 180);
}
function draw(x1,y1,x2,y2) {
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(x1,y1);
context.lineTo(x2,y2);
context.stroke();
}
var radmax=width;
var rads = [];
var radsinc = [];
function drawWheel(xc,yc,start_angle,count,rad) {
var inc = 360/count;
var i=0;
for(var angle=start_angle; angle < start_angle+180; angle +=inc) {
var x = Math.cos(toRadians(angle)) * rads[rad+i];
var y = Math.sin(toRadians(angle)) * rads[rad+i];
draw(xc-x,yc-y,xc+x,yc+y);
rads[rad+i] += radsinc[i];
if(rads[rad+i] > radmax) rads[rad+i] = 1;
i++;
}
}
function update() {
var now = new Date().getTime();
var dt = now - (time || now);
time = now;
start_angle1 += (dt/1000) * 10;
start_angle2 -= (dt/1000) * 10;
context.clearRect(0,0,width,height);
drawWheel(xcenter,ycenter,start_angle1,50,0);
drawWheel(xcenter,ycenter,start_angle2,50,50);
requestAnimationFrame(update);
}
function init() {
for(var i=0;i<100;i++) {
rads[i] = 0;
radsinc[i] = Math.random() * 10;
}
}
window.onload = function() {
init();
update();
};
html, body {
margin: 0px;
}
canvas {
width:100%;
height:200px;
display: block;
}
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

Constructor, loops and arrays practice in vanilla JS

I'm trying to make an animation where particles flow from one side the other like a flock of birds. You can see a live version on my semi-finished portfolio here: https://benjamingibbsportfolio.000webhostapp.com/
I'm in the process of learning constructor functions, so I've decided to redo the above project using that type of programming.
I've managed to basically complete it, apart from the fact it only displays one particle/flake - it should show 100?
for(var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
flakes[i] = new Flake();
}
Where have I gone wrong?
Are all the particles simply being drawn at the same place?
I've uploaded the code here: https://jsfiddle.net/q7ja8qxv/

A single flake is drawn with this function:
this.display = function() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w, h);
ctx.fillStyle = "#ffff00";
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(this.x, this.y);
ctx.arc(this.x, this.y, this.r, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
ctx.fill();
}
The source of the problem is the first line of the function:
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w, h);
This clears the whole canvas...
This means that every flake "erases" the previous flake(s).
As a fix you have to remove the ctx.clearRect() call from Flake.display() and instead call it in a place where it is only executed once, before you start drawing the flakes. For example in drawFlakes() right before the loop:
function drawFlakes() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w, h);
for (i = 0; i < flakes.length; i++) {
flakes[i].display();
flakes[i].move();
flakes[i].update();
}
angle += 0.01;
}
Complete example:
var canvas = document.getElementById('stars');
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')
var w = window.innerWidth;
var h = window.innerHeight;
var flakes = [];
var angle = 0;
canvas.width = w;
canvas.height = h;
for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
flakes[i] = new Flake();
}
function drawFlakes() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w, h);
for (i = 0; i < flakes.length; i++) {
flakes[i].display();
flakes[i].move();
flakes[i].update();
}
angle += 0.01;
}
function Flake() {
this.x = Math.random() * w;
this.y = Math.random() * h;
this.r = Math.random() * 5 + 2;
this.d = Math.random() * 1;
this.display = function() {
ctx.fillStyle = "#ffff00";
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(this.x, this.y);
ctx.arc(this.x, this.y, this.r, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
ctx.fill();
}
this.move = function() {
this.y += Math.pow(this.d, 2) + 1;
this.x += Math.sin(angle) * 60;
};
this.update = function() {
if (this.y > h) {
this.x = Math.random() * w;
this.y = 0;
this.r = this.r;
this.d = this.d;
}
};
}
setInterval(drawFlakes, 25);
body {
background: black;
overflow: hidden;
}
<canvas id="stars"></canvas>

Particles won't accelerate?

I'm trying to make particles that accelerate using JavaScript and the HTML5 Canvas, but I cannot get them to accelerate, they just move at a constant speed. Does anyone know why?
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", init);
function init() {
canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
angle = Math.random() * (2 * Math.PI);
pArray = [];
for (i = 0; i<25; i++) {
angle = Math.random() * (2*Math.PI);
pArray[i] = new Particle(Math.cos(angle), Math.sin(angle));
}
setInterval(loop, 50);
}
function loop() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
for (x = 0; x < pArray.length; x++) {
pArray[x].draw();
}
}
function Particle(xVel, yVel) {
this.xVel = xVel;
this.yVel = yVel;
this.x = canvas.width/2;
this.y = canvas.height/2;
this.draw = function() {
this.x += xVel;
this.y -= yVel;
this.yVel += 1;
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(this.x, this.y, 1, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.fillStyle = "rgb(0, 255, 0)";
ctx.fill();
}
}

Your draw function is using the yVel passed to the constructor.
try with this.y += this.yVel;

It looks like your draw function is using the xVel and yVel from the constructor instead of from the particle instance. Try changing this.y += yVel to this.y += this.yVel.

You can create extra variable with name speed and then speed up the balls like this:
function Particle(xVel, yVel) {
this.xVel = xVel;
this.yVel = yVel;
this.speed = 1;
this.x = canvas.width/2;
this.y = canvas.height/2;
this.draw = function() {
this.x += this.speed * this.xVel;
this.y += this.speed * this.yVel;
this.speed++;
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(this.x, this.y, 1, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.fillStyle = "rgb(0, 255, 0)";
ctx.fill();
}
}
Here is example on jsfiddle https://jsfiddle.net/3nnm2omm/

Adding html content on a moving element in Canvas

How I can add Html content on a moving element in the Canvas, like this one
http://www.html5canvastutorials.com/labs/html5-canvas-harmonic-oscillator/
where I need to display my link or button on the moving block attached to the spring. Generally for static canvas elements we can use Z-index or overlapping techniques, but these don't work in this case.
Any solutions ?

Check if the following script works:
<script src="http://www.html5canvastutorials.com/libraries/kinetic2d-v1.0.3.js">
</script>
<script>
var button = {
x: 0,
y: 0,
size: 16,
width: 0,
height: 0,
padding: 4,
hover: false,
text: "Click Me",
onclick: function (e) {
// put your event handler code here
}
};
function drawSpring(canvas, context){
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(0, 0);
for (var y = 0; y < 200; y++) {
// Sine wave equation
var x = 30 * Math.sin(y / 9.05);
context.lineTo(x, y);
}
}
function drawWeight(canvas, context, y){
var size = 100;
context.save();
context.fillStyle = "red";
context.fillRect(-size / 2, 0, size, size);
context.restore();
canvas.fillText(button.text, 0, 0);
button.x = ((canvas.width - button.width) / 2) - button.padding;
button.y = (y + (size - button.height) / 2) - button.padding;
}
window.onload = function(){
var kin = new Kinetic_2d("myCanvas");
var canvas = kin.getCanvas();
var context = kin.getContext();
context.font = button.size + "px Verdana";
context.textAlign = "center";
context.textBaseline = "top";
button.width = 2 * button.padding + context.measureText(button.text);
button.height = 2 * button.padding + button.size;
var theta = 0;
var curleft = 0;
var curtop = 0;
var obj = canvas;
do {
curleft += object.offsetLeft;
curtop += object.offsetTop;
} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
canvas.addEventListener("mousemove", function (e) {
context.beginPath();
context.rect(button.x, button.y, button.width, button.height);
button.hover = context.isPointInPath(e.pageX - curleft, e.pageY - curtop);
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
if (button.hover) button.onclick(e);
}, false);
kin.setDrawStage(function(){
theta += this.getTimeInterval() / 400;
var scale = 0.8 * (Math.sin(theta) + 1.3);
this.clear();
context.save();
context.translate(canvas.width / 2, 0);
context.save();
context.scale(1, scale);
drawSpring(canvas, context);
context.restore();
context.lineWidth = 6;
context.strokeStyle = "#0096FF"; // blue-ish color
context.stroke();
context.translate(0, 200 * scale);
drawWeight(canvas, context, 200 * scale);
context.restore();
});
kin.startAnimation();
};
</script>