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Web Graphics / Animation & Performance

requestAnimationFrame

Learn requestAnimationFrame in Web Graphics with a focused explanation, a topic-specific example, and a mastery check.

12 min read • Intermediate
web-graphics-025.html
html 
<canvas id="c" width="220" height="60"></canvas><script>const x=c.getContext("2d");let p=0;function frame(){x.clearRect(0,0,220,60);x.fillRect(p,20,20,20);p=(p+1)%200;requestAnimationFrame(frame)}requestAnimationFrame(frame);</script>
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