# Framebuffer

Available since LÖVE 0.7.0
This type is not supported in earlier versions.

Removed in LÖVE 0.8.0
It has been renamed to Canvas.

A Framebuffer is used for off-screen rendering. Think of it as an invisible screen that you can draw to, but that will not be visible until you draw it to the actual visible screen. It is also known as "render to texture".

By drawing things that do not change position often (such as background items) to the Framebuffer, and then drawing the entire Framebuffer instead of each item, you can reduce the number of draw operations performed each frame.

## Constructors

love.graphics.newFramebuffer | Creates a new Framebuffer. | 0.7.0 | 0.8.0

## Functions

Framebuffer:getImageData | Get stored ImageData. | 0.7.0 | 0.8.0
Framebuffer:getWrap | Gets the wrapping properties of a Framebuffer. | 0.7.2 | 0.8.0
Framebuffer:renderTo | Render to a framebuffer using a function. | 0.7.0 | 0.8.0
Framebuffer:setWrap | Sets the wrapping properties of a Framebuffer. | 0.7.2 | 0.8.0
Object:type | Gets the type of the object as a string. |  |
Object:typeOf | Checks whether an object is of a certain type. |  |

## Supertypes

- Drawable
- Object

## Examples

### sample from the forum

http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2136&hilit=Framebuffer&start=20

## See Also

- love.graphics
- love.graphics.newFramebuffer
- love.graphics.setRenderTarget

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Category:

- Types