WebGLRenderingContext.createBuffer() may return null.

[jespertheend]

MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebGLRenderingContext/createBuffer

What specific section or headline is this issue about?

Return value

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

The return value

What did you expect to see?

The fact that it may return null and preferably also why it may return null.

Do you have any supporting links, references, or citations?

The [WebGL specification](https://registry.khronos.org/webgl/specs/latest/1.0/#5.14.5:~:text=error%20is%20generated.-,WebGLBuffer%3F%20createBuffer(),-(OpenGL%20ES) only says:

WebGLBuffer? createBuffer()
Create a WebGLBuffer object and initialize it with a buffer object name as if by calling glGenBuffers.

It never mentions the reason for its return type and I couldn't find anything on the WebGL issue tracker either.

Do you have anything more you want to share?

No response

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• Folder: en-us/web/api/webglrenderingcontext/createbuffer
• MDN URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebGLRenderingContext/createBuffer
• GitHub URL: https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/files/en-us/web/api/webglrenderingcontext/createbuffer/index.md
• Last commit: eda4987
• Document last modified: 2023-04-08T06:46:30.000Z