var canvas;
var canvasContext;
var ballX = 300;
var ballY = 200;
var paddle1Y = 150;
const PADDLE_THICKNESS = 10;
const PADDLE_HEIGHT = 100;
window.onload = function (){
canvas = document.getElementById("gameCanvas");
canvasContext = canvas.getContext("2d");
var framesPerSecond = 30;
setInterval(function() {
drawEverything();
}, 1000/framesPerSecond);
}
//draws all on the gameCanvas wich is black.
function drawEverything(){
//Next line blanks the screen with black
colorRect(0,0,canvas.width,canvas.height, "black");
//next line draw left paddle
colorRect(0,paddle1Y, PADDLE_THICKNESS,PADDLE_HEIGHT, "white");
//next line draws ball from the function
colorCircle(ballX,ballY,10, "white");
}
// summerize the ball information
function colorCircle(centerX,centerY, radius, drawColor){
canvasContext.fillStyle = drawColor;
canvasContext.beginPath();
canvasContext.arc(centerX, centerY, radius, 0,Math.PI*2,true);
canvasContext.fill();
}
//summerize the canvas info, like; Color and width/height
function colorRect(leftX, topY, width,height, drawColor){
canvasContext.fillStyle = drawColor;
canvasContext.fillRect(leftX, topY, width, height);
}
function handleKeyDown ( event ) {
var keyCode = event.which || event.keyCode;
switch (keyCode){
case 38:
paddle1Y -=5;
break;
case 40:
paddle1Y +=5;
break;
default:
// Avoid preventDefault() when not pressing expected keys
return;
}
// Don't scroll window when pressing UP/DOWN
event.preventDefault();
}
document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown, true);
<canvas id = "gameCanvas" width = "800" height= "600"></canvas>