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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Canvas is an HTML element that allows you to generate images using javascript. This is in contrast to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVG SVG] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VML VML] which are systems for generating Vector | Canvas is an HTML element that allows you to generate images using javascript. This is in contrast to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVG SVG] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VML VML] which are systems for generating Vector primitives that are added to the DOM. | ||
In contrast Canvas elements act just like <img> elements in that they are represented by only one DOM element, and are comprised of a 2D grid of pixels. | In contrast Canvas elements act just like <img> elements in that they are represented by only one DOM element, and are comprised of a 2D grid of pixels. | ||