Determine, the browser supports canvas (paperjs), or not

Question

Please tell, how can i determine, the browser supports canvas (paperjs), or not ?

Possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2745432/best-way-to-detect-that-html5-canvas-is-not-supported — sachleen, Jun 22 '12 at 21:26

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 23 '12 at 02:13

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I recommend using Modernizr for html5 canvas support detection. With Modernizr, it is as simple as

if(Modernizr.canvas) {
    //HTML5 canvas action
}

for reliable and consistent detection across all browsers.

answered Jun 23 '12 at 02:13

eivers88

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 22 '12 at 21:52

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var canvasExists = document.createElement('canvas').getContext !== undefined;

Will be true in Chrome, false in IE8, etc.

You could also check for window.HTMLCanvasElement !== undefined

answered Jun 22 '12 at 21:52

Simon Sarris

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