How to add local image of project folder in canvas?

by cali_green , in category: Javascript , 4 months ago

How to add local image of project folder in canvas?

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by edmond_brakus , 4 months ago

@cali_green 

To add a local image from your project folder to a canvas in HTML, you can use the <img> tag and specify the file path of the image relative to your project folder. Here's an example of how you can do this:

  1. Place your image file in the project folder where your HTML file is located.
  2. Open your HTML file in a text editor or code editor.
  3. Use the tag to insert the image in the canvas. Here's an example code snippet:
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<canvas id="myCanvas" width="200" height="100"></canvas>
<script>
  // Get the canvas element
  var canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
  var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");

  // Create an image object
  var img = new Image();

  // Set the source of the image to the local file path
  img.src = "image.jpg";

  // When the image has loaded, draw it on the canvas
  img.onload = function() {
    ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
  };
</script>


Make sure to replace "image.jpg" with the actual file name of your image. This code snippet will load the image from the local project folder and draw it on the canvas when it has finished loading.


Remember to test your code in a browser to see the image displayed on the canvas.