An example of fillRect, clearRect and strokeRect

function boot() {
alert("boot");
  drawShape(document.getElementById('canvas'));
  drawShape(document.getElementById('vmlcanvas'));
}
function drawShape(canvas){
  // get the canvas element using the DOM

  // Make sure we don't execute when canvas isn't supported
  if (canvas.getContext){

    // use getContext to use the canvas for drawing
    var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');

    // Draw shapes
    ctx.fillRect(25,25,100,100);
    ctx.clearRect(45,45,60,60);
    ctx.strokeRect(50,50,50,50);

  } else {
    alert('You need Safari or Firefox 1.5+ to see this demo.');
  }
}