# CanvasGradient

**CanvasGradient** provides a canvas gradient object.

>  **NOTE**
> 
>  The APIs of this module are supported since API version 8. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.



## addColorStop

addColorStop(offset: number, color: string): void

Adds a color stop for the **CanvasGradient** object based on the specified offset and gradient color.


**Parameters**

| Name    | Type    | Mandatory  | Default Value      | Description                          |
| ------ | ------ | ---- | --------- | ---------------------------- |
| offset | number | Yes   | 0         | Relative position of the gradient stop along the gradient vector. The value ranges from 0 to 1.|
| color  | string | Yes   | '#ffffff' | Gradient color to set.                    |


**Example**

  ```ts
// xxx.ets
@Entry
@Component
struct Page45 {
  private settings: RenderingContextSettings = new RenderingContextSettings(true)
  private context: CanvasRenderingContext2D = new CanvasRenderingContext2D(this.settings)

  build() {
    Flex({ direction: FlexDirection.Column, alignItems: ItemAlign.Center, justifyContent: FlexAlign.Center }) {
      Canvas(this.context)
        .width('100%')
        .height('100%')
        .backgroundColor('#ffff00')
        .onReady(() => {
          var grad = this.context.createLinearGradient(50, 0, 300, 100)
          grad.addColorStop(0.0, '#ff0000')
          grad.addColorStop(0.5, '#ffffff')
          grad.addColorStop(1.0, '#00ff00')
          this.context.fillStyle = grad
          this.context.fillRect(0, 0, 500, 500)
        })
    }
    .width('100%')
    .height('100%')
  }
}
  ```
  ![en-us_image_0000001256858381](figures/en-us_image_0000001256858381.png)