jQuery dynamic canvas creation, $ctx.getContext is not a function

Question

When I try to execute this in jQuery I get $ctx.getContext is not a function in firebug.

var $ctx = $( \'\', {width:\'100\', hei         


        

Answer 1

If using excanvas you will need to use the following so it works in IE.

var canvas = $ctx[0];

if (canvas.getContext == undefined) {
    return G_vmlCanvasManager.initElement(canvas).getContext("2d"); 
}

return canvas.getContext('2d')