I found that there’s a clearRect() method, but can’t find any to clear an arc (or a full circle).
Is there any way to clear an arc in canvas?
I found that there’s a clearRect() method, but can’t find any to clear an
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I found that there’s a clearRect() method, but can’t find any to clear an arc (or a full circle).
Is there any way to clear an arc in canvas?
Nope, once you’ve drawn something on a canvas there is no object to clear, just the pixels you’ve drawn. The
clearRectmethod doesn’t clear a previously drawn object, it just clears the pixels in the space defined by the parameters. You can use theclearRectmethod to clear the arc if you know a rectangle which contains it. This will of course clear any other pixels in the area, so you’ll have to redraw them.Edit: MooGoo has given a much better answer below