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How to have two layers of Canvas one over another

I am making a canvas, where there is a large image and behind it there is another image. then by using mouse coordinate I made a circle around the cursor. This circle will work as a hole to reveal the hidden image under the background. I made it kinda but I cannot set the front image.
Have a look at my code please: JSFiddle
var canvas = document.getElementById('myCanvas');
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
var x = 0;
var y = 0;
var width = 578;
var height = 400;
var imageObj = new Image();
imageObj.src = 'http://www.html5canvastutorials.com/demos/assets/darth-vader.jpg';
function writeMessage(canvas, message, x, y) {
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
var pattern = context.createPattern(imageObj, 'no-repeat');
context.fillStyle = pattern;
context.fill();
context.font = '28pt Calibri';
context.fillStyle = 'black';
//context.fillText(message, x, y);
context.beginPath();
context.arc(x, y, 50, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
context.stroke();
}
function getMousePos(canvas, evt) {
var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
return {
x: evt.clientX - rect.left,
y: evt.clientY - rect.top
};
}
canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', function (evt) {
var mousePos = getMousePos(canvas, evt);
//var message = 'Mouse position: ' + mousePos.x + ',' + mousePos.y;
writeMessage(canvas, message, mousePos.x, mousePos.y);
}, false);
context.fillStyle = 'black';
context.fill();
Can someone tell me please how to have an image as big as the canvas to cover it?
Thanks

It looks like you are on the right track. The easiest way to have an image where the circle is not in your setup, would be to set a background image on the canvas element, and use background-size: cover to make it fill the canvas area.
Working Example (see CSS in second block):
var canvas = document.getElementById('myCanvas');
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
var x = 0;
var y = 0;
var width = 578;
var height = 400;
var imageObj = new Image();
imageObj.src = 'http://www.html5canvastutorials.com/demos/assets/darth-vader.jpg';
function writeMessage(canvas, message, x, y) {
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
var pattern = context.createPattern(imageObj, 'no-repeat');
context.fillStyle = pattern;
context.fill();
context.font = '28pt Calibri';
context.fillStyle = 'black';
//context.fillText(message, x, y);
context.beginPath();
context.arc(x, y, 50, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
context.stroke();
}
function getMousePos(canvas, evt) {
var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
return {
x: evt.clientX - rect.left,
y: evt.clientY - rect.top
};
}
canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', function (evt) {
var mousePos = getMousePos(canvas, evt);
var message = 'Mouse position: ' + mousePos.x + ',' + mousePos.y;
writeMessage(canvas, message, mousePos.x, mousePos.y);
}, false);
canvas, img {
display:block;
margin:1em auto;
border:1px solid black;
}
canvas {
background:url('http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090917002539/starwars/images/7/70/Vader_yelloweyes.jpg');
background-size: cover;
}
<canvas id="myCanvas" width="578" height="400"></canvas>
<p></p>
To get the foreground image to fill the canvas, and take care of the edge, you need to resize the image in another canvas.
Working Example:
var canvas = document.getElementById('myCanvas');
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
var x = 0;
var y = 0;
var width = 578;
var height = 400;
var imageObj = new Image();
//Create another canvas to darw a resized image to.
var imageResized = document.createElement('canvas');
imageResized.width = width;
imageResized.height = height;
//Wait for the original image to low to draw the resize.
imageObj.onload = function() {
//Find hoe mauch to scale the image up to cover.
var scaleX = width / imageObj.width;
var scaleY = height / imageObj.height;
var scaleMax = Math.max(scaleX, scaleY);
var ctx = imageResized.getContext('2d');
ctx.scale(scaleMax, scaleMax);
ctx.drawImage(imageObj, 0, 0);
};
imageObj.src = 'http://www.html5canvastutorials.com/demos/assets/darth-vader.jpg';
function writeMessage(canvas, message, x, y) {
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
var pattern = context.createPattern(imageResized, 'no-repeat');//Use imageResized, not imageObj.
context.fillStyle = pattern;
context.fill();
context.font = '28pt Calibri';
context.fillStyle = 'black';
//context.fillText(message, x, y);
context.beginPath();
context.arc(x, y, 50, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
context.stroke();
}
function getMousePos(canvas, evt) {
var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
return {
x: evt.clientX - rect.left,
y: evt.clientY - rect.top
};
}
canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', function (evt) {
var mousePos = getMousePos(canvas, evt);
var message = 'Mouse position: ' + mousePos.x + ',' + mousePos.y;
writeMessage(canvas, message, mousePos.x, mousePos.y);
}, false);
canvas, img {
display:block;
margin:1em auto;
border:1px solid black;
}
canvas {
background:url('http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090917002539/starwars/images/7/70/Vader_yelloweyes.jpg');
background-size: cover;
}
<canvas id="myCanvas" width="578" height="400"></canvas>
<p></p>

HTML5 Canvas why fillText() method clears everything after clearRect()

When i call writeTextToCanvas method before clearCanvas method, it works perfectly,
if i call clearCanvas method first than writeTextToCanvas, it doesn't works, drawing functions etc. all works after clearCanvas but fillText doesn't work and also clears all canvas when i call fillText
when i set context.globalAlpha = 0.5 before fillText, i can barely see text on the canvas but anything in canvas erased somehow
var canvas;
var context;
var selectedRole = DRAW_TOOLS.PENCIL;
function initDrawingCanvas(index) {
var question = document.getElementsByClassName('question').item(index);
canvas = question.getElementsByClassName('questionDrawingCanvas').item(0);
context = canvas.getContext("2d");
canvasWidth = canvas.width;
canvasHeight = canvas.height;
compositeOperation = context.globalCompositeOperation;
canvas.addEventListener("touchmove", onCanvasTouchMove, false);
canvas.addEventListener("touchstart", onCanvasTouchStart, false);
canvas.addEventListener("touchstop", onCanvasTouchStop, false);
}
var startX = 0;
var startY = 0;
var endX = 0;
var endY = 0;
var compositeOperation;
function onCanvasTouchMove(event){
endX = event.changedTouches[0].clientX - $(canvas).offset().left;
endY = event.changedTouches[0].clientY - $(canvas).offset().top;
if(selectedRole == DRAW_TOOLS.PENCIL){
context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(startX, startY);
context.lineTo(endX, endY);
context.strokeStyle = $('.colorPicker').css('background-color');
context.lineWidth = parseInt($('#pencilSize').attr("data-size"));
context.stroke();
}else if(selectedRole == DRAW_TOOLS.ERASER){
context.save();
context.globalCompositeOperation = "destination-out";
context.arc(endX,endY,25,0,Math.PI*2,false);
context.fill();
context.restore();
}
startX = endX;
startY = endY;
}
function onCanvasTouchStart(event){
$("#colorPicker").css("display", "none");
$("#pencilSize").css("display", "none");
$("#textColorPicker").css("display", "none");
$("#canvas_textSize").css("display", "none");
startX = event.changedTouches[0].pageX - $(canvas).offset().left;
startY = event.changedTouches[0].pageY - $(canvas).offset().top;
if(selectedRole == DRAW_TOOLS.TEXT){
showConfirmDialog('<textarea id="canvasTextArea" class="canvasTextArea"></textarea>', RESOURCES.CANVAS_TEXT_TITLE, {positiveButton: RESOURCES.OKAY, negativeButton: RESOURCES.CANCEL}, function(){
var text = $("#canvasTextArea").val();
if(isNullOrUndefined(text)) return;
writeTextToCanvas(text);
hideDialog();
}, function(){
hideDialog();
});
$("#canvasTextArea").focus();
$("#canvasTextArea").css("font-size", $('#textSizePicker').attr("data-size") + "px");
$("#canvasTextArea").css("color", $('.textColorPicker').css("background-color"));
}
}
function onCanvasTouchStop(event){
console.log(event);
}
function clearCanvas(){
context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
}
function getCanvasContent(){
return canvas.toDataURL();
}
function writeTextToCanvas(text) {
context.globalCompositeOperation = "source-over";
context.textBaseline = "top";
context.font = $('#textSizePicker').attr("data-size") + 'px sans-serif';
context.fillStyle = $('.textColorPicker').css("background-color");
context.fillText(text, startX, startY);
}
What should i use to clear canvas or clear some parts like eraser then i can fillText normally?

Your call to clearRect() is stopping the entire script because it throws an error (check the console). You're not passing in a rectangle to the call.
It needs to be called like:
context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
Here's a working example: http://jsfiddle.net/pe19L15m

Drawing a circle in a canvas on mouseclick

I want to draw a filled (or not filled) circle in a canvas on mouseclick, but I can't get my code to work properly, I've tried pretty much everything!
This is my HTML:
<div id="images"></div>
<canvas style="margin:0;padding:0;position:relative;left:50px;top:50px;" id="imgCanvas" width="250" height="250" onclick="draw(e)"></canvas>
and my current script:
var canvas = document.getElementById("imgCanvas");
var context = canvas.getContext("2d");
function createImageOnCanvas(imageId) {
canvas.style.display = "block";
document.getElementById("images").style.overflowY = "hidden";
var img = new Image(300, 300);
img.src = document.getElementById(imageId).src;
context.drawImage(img, (0), (0)); //onload....
}
function draw(e) {
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, e);
posx = pos.x;
posy = pos.y;
context.fillStyle = "#000000";
context.arc(posx, posy, 50, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
}
function getMousePos(canvas, evt) {
var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
return {
x: evt.clientX - rect.left,
y: evt.clientY - rect.top
};
}
I think my problem is with function draw(e), even though I feel pretty confident about that part.
Here is the jsFiddle

I have forked and updated your fiddle to make a working example: http://jsfiddle.net/ankr/ds9s7/161/
Besides referencing the event incorrectly - as stated by others - you also did not begin nor end your path when drawing. Added context.beginPath() and context.fill() calls
Here's the relevant JS code
var canvas = document.getElementById("imgCanvas");
var context = canvas.getContext("2d");
function draw(e) {
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, e);
posx = pos.x;
posy = pos.y;
context.fillStyle = "#000000";
context.beginPath();
context.arc(posx, posy, 50, 0, 2*Math.PI);
context.fill();
}
function getMousePos(canvas, evt) {
var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
return {
x: evt.clientX - rect.left,
y: evt.clientY - rect.top
};
}

draw circle in canvas with click option

I write this javascript code :
<script>
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var canvasOffset = $("#canvas").offset();
var offsetX = canvasOffset.left;
var offsetY = canvasOffset.top;
function handleMouseDown(e) {
mouseX = parseInt(e.clientX - offsetX);
mouseY = parseInt(e.clientY - offsetY);
$("#downlog").html("Down: " + mouseX + " / " + mouseY);
}
$("#canvas").mousedown(function(e) {
handleMouseDown(e);
});
</script>
in this code , I detect a coordinate with mouse click .
I want draw a circle around the this coordinate that when I click on circle , do something (for ex. open google.com)
note : I do this with jquery in html 4 and with area map , but I do not have any idea in canvas .

I can't tell if you want to draw a circle, detect a mouse click in a circle or both.
Draw a circle:
var context=canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.beginPath();
//Draw a circle around a mouse click
//ctx.arc(x-position, y-position, radius, start-angle, end-angle);
ctx.arc(mouseX, mouseY, 30, 0, 2*Math.PI);
ctx.stroke();
Detect a mouse click within a circle:
//circleX and circleY are the coordinats of the center
var y = mouseY - circleY;
var x = mouseX - circleX;
var dist = Math.sqrt(y*y + x*x);
if (dist < circleRadius) {
// Do whatever you want to do
}

var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
var centerX = canvas.width / 2;
var centerY = canvas.height / 2;
var radius = 70;
context.beginPath();
context.arc(centerX, centerY, radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
context.fillStyle = 'green';
context.fill();
context.lineWidth = 5;
context.strokeStyle = '#003300';
context.stroke();

Drawing a rectangle on Canvas

I am trying to create a simple canvas program where the user can consistently create new shapes. This one is just a basic rectangle creator (I am hoping to expand it more to circles, lines, and maybe even other stuff). Right now though I have created something that is working in a really weird way.
<html>
<head>
<meta chartset="utf-8">
<title>Dragging a square</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
var canvas, context, startX, endX, startY, endY;
var mouseIsDown = 0;
function init() {
canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
context = canvas.getContext("2d");
canvas.addEventListener("mousedown", mouseDown, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mousemove", mouseXY, false);
document.body.addEventListener("mouseup", mouseUp, false);
}
function mouseUp() {
mouseIsDown = 0;
//mouseXY();
}
function mouseDown() {
mouseIsDown = 1;
startX = event.clientX;
startY = event.clientY;
mouseXY();
}
function mouseXY(eve) {
if (!eve) {
var eve = event;
}
endX = event.pageX - canvas.offsetLeft;
endY = event.pageY - canvas.offsetTop;
drawSquare();
}
function drawSquare() {
// creating a square
var width = Math.abs(startX - endX);
var height = Math.abs(startY - endY);
context.beginPath();
context.rect(startX, startY, width, height);
context.fillStyle = "yellow";
context.fill();
context.lineWidth = 7;
context.strokeStyle = 'black';
context.stroke();
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="init()">
<canvas id="canvas" width="400" height="400" style="border: 1px solid black; cursor: pointer;"></canvas>
</body>
</html>
Sorry about the slightly weird formatting when I copy and pasted my code. I think the problem is my mouseXY function. What I want is the user to click somewhere on the canvas a drag the mouse to create a rectangle, when the user lets go that is the end of that operation and they can create a whole new rectangle right after. At this point the program kind of just lets me click and create a new rectangle but if I let go of the mouse button it doesn't stop, in fact I have to click again to make it stop which then creates a new rectangle. I am still very new to this and I am having a lot of trouble with this, I will continue to work on this and if I figure it out I will let the site know. Thank you and have a great day!
Well I got this to work (thanks to #Ken) but now I am trying to solve a new problem. I want to be able to put multiple rectangles on the canvas. I created a function that represents the Rectangle and then created a draw function within the rectangle function to draw out a rectangle. I created a new function called addShape() that ideally creates the rectangle object and pushes into an array called square and drawShapes() that is supposed to erase everything on the canvas and redraws everything. Here is what I have so far:
<html>
<head>
<meta chartset="utf-8">
<title>Dragging a square</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function Rectangle(canvas, x, y, width, height,color) {
//this.context = canvas.getContext("2d");
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.width = width;
this.height = height;
this.color = color;
this.draw = function() {
this.context.globalAlpha = 0.85;
this.context.beginPath();
this.context.rect(this.x, this.y, this.width, this.height);
this.context.fillStyle = this.color;
this.context.strokeStyle = "black";
this.context.lineWidth = 1;
this.context.fill();
this.context.stroke();
};
};
// hold the canvas and context variable, as well as the
// starting point of X and Y and the end ones
var canvas, context, startX, endX, startY, endY;
var mouseIsDown = 0;
// An array that holds all the squares
var squares = [];
window.onload = function() {
canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
context = canvas.getContext("2d");
canvas.addEventListener("mousedown", mouseDown, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mousemove", mouseXY, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mouseup", mouseUp, false);
}
function mouseUp(eve) {
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
mouseIsDown = 0;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
endX = pos.x;
endY = pos.y;
//Square(); //update on mouse-up
addShape(); // Update on mouse-up
}
}
function mouseDown(eve) {
mouseIsDown = 1;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
startX = endX = pos.x;
startY = endY = pos.y;
// Square(); //update
addShape();
}
function mouseXY(eve) {
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
endX = pos.x;
endY = pos.y;
//Square();
addShape();
}
}
function getMousePos(canvas, evt) {
var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
return {
x: evt.clientX - rect.left,
y: evt.clientY - rect.top
};
}
function addShape() {
var w = endX - startX;
var h = endY - startY;
var offsetX = (w < 0) ? w : 0;
var offsetY = (h < 0) ? h : 0;
var width = Math.abs(w);
var height = Math.abs(h);
var s = new Rectangle(startX + offsetX, startY + offsetY, width, height, "yellow");
squares.push(s);
// Update the display
drawShapes();
}
function drawShapes() {
context.clearRect(0,0,canvas.width,canvas.height);
for (var i = 0; i < squares.length; i++) {
var shape = squares[i];
shape.draw();
};
}
function clearCanvas() {
squares = [];
drawShapes();
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="addShape()">
<canvas id="canvas" width="400" height="400" style="border: 1px solid black; cursor: pointer;"></canvas><br>
<button onclick="clearCanvas()">Clear Canvas</button>
</body>
</html>
I am pretty sure I broke the original code... thank you for any help!

You need to modify a couple of things in the code: (edit: there are many issues with this code. I went through some of them inline here, but haven't tested. If you put it in a fiddle it's easier for us to check)..
Fiddle
When mouse down occur initialize both start and end points. Call a common draw function that is not dependent on the event itself:
function mouseDown(eve) {
mouseIsDown = 1;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
startX = endX = pos.x;
startY = endY = pos.y;
drawSquare(); //update
}
At mouse up, only register if isMouseDown is true, else this function will handle all incoming up-events (as you have attatched it to document, which is correct - window could have been used too):
function mouseUp(eve) {
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
mouseIsDown = 0;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
endX = pos.x;
endY = pos.y;
drawSquare(); //update on mouse-up
}
}
Only draw if mouseisdown is true:
function mouseXY(eve) {
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
endX = pos.x;
endY = pos.y;
drawSquare();
}
}
In addition you will need to clear the previous area of the rectangle before drawing a new or else it won't show when you draw a bigger rectangle and then move the mouse back to draw a smaller one.
For simplicity you can do:
function drawSquare() {
// creating a square
var width = Math.abs(startX - endX);
var height = Math.abs(startY - endY);
context.clearRect(0, 0, context.width, context.height);
//or use fillRect if you use a bg color
context.beginPath();
context.rect(startX, startY, width, height);
context.fillStyle = "yellow";
context.fill();
context.lineWidth = 7;
context.strokeStyle = 'black';
context.stroke();
}
Use this for mouse position:
function getMousePos(canvas, evt) {
var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
return {
x: evt.clientX - rect.left,
y: evt.clientY - rect.top
};
}