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Undo with eraser stroke issue

I am erasing the canvas drawing 1 time then Undo works fine, but when I erase more than 1 time then the Undo work as a line stroke, it works for the last step to erase but other are working as line stroke please see below code:
function Sketchpad(config) {
// Enforces the context for all functions
for (var key in this.constructor.prototype) {
this[key] = this[key].bind(this);
}
// Warn the user if no DOM element was selected
if (!config.hasOwnProperty('element')) {
console.error('SKETCHPAD ERROR: No element selected');
return;
}
this.element = config.element;
// Width can be defined on the HTML or programatically
this._width = config.width || $(this.element).attr('data-width') || 0;
this._height = config.height || $(this.element).attr('data-height') || 0;
// Pen attributes
this.color = config.color || $(this.element).attr('data-color') || '#000000';
this.penSize = config.penSize || $(this.element).attr('data-penSize') || 5;
// ReadOnly sketchpads may not be modified
this.readOnly = config.readOnly ||
$(this.element).attr('data-readOnly') ||
false;
if (!this.readOnly) {
$(this.element).css({cursor: 'crosshair'});
}
// Stroke control variables
this.strokes = config.strokes || [];
console.log(this.strokes)
this._currentStroke = {
color: null,
size: null,
lines: [],
};
// Undo History
this.undoHistory = (!bErasing) ? (config.undoHistory || []) : [];
// Animation function calls
this.animateIds = [];
// Set sketching state
this._sketching = false;
// Setup canvas sketching listeners
this.reset();
}
//
// Private API
//
Sketchpad.prototype._cursorPosition = function(event) {
return {
x: event.pageX - $(this.canvas).offset().left,
y: event.pageY - $(this.canvas).offset().top,
};
};
Sketchpad.prototype._draw = function(start, end, color, size) {
this._stroke(start, end, color, size, 'source-over');
};
Sketchpad.prototype._erase = function(start, end, color, size) {
this._stroke(start, end, color, size, 'destination-out');
};
Sketchpad.prototype._stroke = function(start, end, color, size) {
this.context.save();
if(bErasing){
this.context.globalCompositeOperation = "destination-out";
}else{
this.context.globalCompositeOperation = "source-over";
}
// if(size === 7 || size === 13){
// console.log(size)
// this.context.lineJoin = 'square';
// this.context.lineCap = 'square';
// }
// else{
this.context.lineJoin = 'round';
this.context.lineCap = 'round';
// }
this.context.strokeStyle = color;
this.context.lineWidth = size;
// switch(size){
// case 2:
// this.context.globalAlpha = 1;
// break;
// case 7:
// this.context.globalAlpha = 0.7;
// break;
// case 13:
// this.context.globalAlpha = 0.4;
// break;
// default:
// this.context.globalAlpha = 0.2;
// }
this.context.beginPath();
this.context.moveTo(start.x, start.y);
this.context.lineTo(end.x, end.y);
this.context.closePath();
this.context.stroke();
this.context.restore();
};
//
// Callback Handlers
//
Sketchpad.prototype._mouseDown = function(event) {
this._lastPosition = this._cursorPosition(event);
this._currentStroke.color = this.color;
this._currentStroke.size = this.penSize;
this._currentStroke.lines = [];
// console.log(this._currentStroke.lines)
this._sketching = true;
this.canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', this._mouseMove);
};
Sketchpad.prototype._mouseUp = function(event) {
if (this._sketching) {
this.strokes.push($.extend(true, {}, this._currentStroke));
this._sketching = false;
}
this.canvas.removeEventListener('mousemove', this._mouseMove);
};
Sketchpad.prototype._mouseMove = function(event) {
var currentPosition = this._cursorPosition(event);
this._draw(this._lastPosition, currentPosition, this.color, this.penSize);
this._currentStroke.lines.push({
start: $.extend(true, {}, this._lastPosition),
end: $.extend(true, {}, currentPosition),
});
this._lastPosition = currentPosition;
};
Sketchpad.prototype._touchStart = function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
if (this._sketching) {
return;
}
this._lastPosition = this._cursorPosition(event.changedTouches[0]);
this._currentStroke.color = this.color;
this._currentStroke.size = this.penSize;
this._currentStroke.lines = [];
this._sketching = true;
this.canvas.addEventListener('touchmove', this._touchMove, false);
};
Sketchpad.prototype._touchEnd = function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
if (this._sketching) {
this.strokes.push($.extend(true, {}, this._currentStroke));
this._sketching = false;
}
this.canvas.removeEventListener('touchmove', this._touchMove);
};
Sketchpad.prototype._touchCancel = function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
if (this._sketching) {
this.strokes.push($.extend(true, {}, this._currentStroke));
this._sketching = false;
}
this.canvas.removeEventListener('touchmove', this._touchMove);
};
Sketchpad.prototype._touchLeave = function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
if (this._sketching) {
this.strokes.push($.extend(true, {}, this._currentStroke));
this._sketching = false;
}
this.canvas.removeEventListener('touchmove', this._touchMove);
};
Sketchpad.prototype._touchMove = function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
var currentPosition = this._cursorPosition(event.changedTouches[0]);
this._draw(this._lastPosition, currentPosition, this.color, this.penSize);
this._currentStroke.lines.push({
start: $.extend(true, {}, this._lastPosition),
end: $.extend(true, {}, currentPosition),
});
this._lastPosition = currentPosition;
};
//
// Public API
//
Sketchpad.prototype.reset = function() {
// Set attributes
this.canvas = $(this.element)[0];
this.canvas.width = this._width;
this.canvas.height = this._height;
this.context = this.canvas.getContext('2d');
// Setup event listeners
this.redraw(this.strokes);
if (this.readOnly) {
return;
}
// Mouse
this.canvas.addEventListener('mousedown', this._mouseDown);
this.canvas.addEventListener('mouseout', this._mouseUp);
this.canvas.addEventListener('mouseup', this._mouseUp);
// Touch
this.canvas.addEventListener('touchstart', this._touchStart);
this.canvas.addEventListener('touchend', this._touchEnd);
this.canvas.addEventListener('touchcancel', this._touchCancel);
this.canvas.addEventListener('touchleave', this._touchLeave);
};
Sketchpad.prototype.drawStroke = function(stroke) {
for (var j = 0; j < stroke.lines.length; j++) {
var line = stroke.lines[j];
this._draw(line.start, line.end, stroke.color, stroke.size);
}
};
Sketchpad.prototype.erase = function() {
// this._erase(line.start, line.end, stroke.color, stroke.size);
};
Sketchpad.prototype.redraw = function(strokes) {
for (var i = 0; i < strokes.length; i++) {
this.drawStroke(strokes[i]);
}
};
Sketchpad.prototype.toObject = function() {
return {
width: this.canvas.width,
height: this.canvas.height,
strokes: this.strokes,
undoHistory: this.undoHistory,
};
};
Sketchpad.prototype.toJSON = function() {
return JSON.stringify(this.toObject());
};
Sketchpad.prototype.animate = function(ms, loop, loopDelay) {
this.clear();
var delay = ms;
var callback = null;
for (var i = 0; i < this.strokes.length; i++) {
var stroke = this.strokes[i];
for (var j = 0; j < stroke.lines.length; j++) {
var line = stroke.lines[j];
callback = this._draw.bind(this, line.start, line.end,
stroke.color, stroke.size);
this.animateIds.push(setTimeout(callback, delay));
delay += ms;
}
}
if (loop) {
loopDelay = loopDelay || 0;
callback = this.animate.bind(this, ms, loop, loopDelay);
this.animateIds.push(setTimeout(callback, delay + loopDelay));
}
};
Sketchpad.prototype.cancelAnimation = function() {
for (var i = 0; i < this.animateIds.length; i++) {
clearTimeout(this.animateIds[i]);
}
};
Sketchpad.prototype.clear = function() {
this.context.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
};
Sketchpad.prototype.undo = function() {
this.clear();
var stroke = this.strokes.pop();
if (stroke) {
this.undoHistory.push(stroke);
this.redraw(this.strokes);
}
};
Sketchpad.prototype.redo = function() {
var stroke = this.undoHistory.pop();
if (stroke) {
this.strokes.push(stroke);
this.drawStroke(stroke);
}
};
and also having issue while trying the change the texture of brushes according to the pen size.
eraser is working fine and undo is also working fine the only issue is while we erase more than once, then try to undo then last erase is return to real drawing, but other previous works like as the line stroke and display the drawing as per eraser mouse move in canvas.
This is my my function to call above methods:
var x = "#CB7342",
y = 2;
var bErasing = false;
var canvas, canvasWidth, canvasHeight;
var ctx;
var lastPt=null;
var pathsry = [];
var points = [];
var state;
var colour;
// past states
function ySize(size) {
y = size;
sketchpad.penSize = y;
}
var sketchpad;
function undo(){
bErasing = false;
sketchpad.undo();
if($('#erase').hasClass('active')){
bErasing = true;
}
}
function init() {
canvas = document.getElementById('sheet');
ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
var canvasOffset = $('#sheet').offset();
var parent = canvas.parentNode;
canvas.width = parent.clientWidth;
canvas.height = parent.clientHeight;
// alert(bErasing)
sketchpad = new Sketchpad({
element: '#sheet',
width: canvas.width,
height: canvas.height,
color: null,
penSize: 2,
globalAlpha: 0.1
});
}
$(document).on('click', "#erase", function () {
bErasing = true;
});

Ray-wall intersection

I'm writing a simple 2D game engine because I want to brush up my school math knowledge.
I know that maybe a lot of people already answered similar questions (I read a lot of questions and answers about this topic), but I can't manage why my method doesn't work.
In this example we can see a "room" with a camera and two rays that change direction depending on the direction of the camera.
These rays should represent left and right border of the field of view of the camera and should intersect the walls in front of the camera.
The problem is that when the camera moves and rotates (using "UP","DOWN","LEFT","RIGHT"), sometimes the rays disappear i.e. the intersection function fails.
Can someone help me find the solution?
Here there are the relevant parts of code:
function Player(x,y,angle) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.z = 30;
this.fieldOfView = {
degrees : 60,
rads : Game.utils.degree2Rad(60),
set : function (deg) {
var self = this;
self.fieldOfView.degrees = deg;
self.fieldOfView.rads = Game.utils.degree2Rad(rads);
}
};
this.angleDeg = angle;
this.angleRads = Game.utils.degree2Rad(angle);
this.rotate = function () {
/* Handle rotation and position
of the camera depending on the button pressed */
}
this.draw = function (canvas1,canvas2) {
var self = this;
var ctx1 = canvas1.getContext('2d');
var ctx2 = canvas2.getContext('2d');
/*Draw a circle on canvas1 at Game.player.x Game.player.y*/
// CODE
/*Draw a circle on canvas2 at the center of canvas*/
// CODE
/*Angles of the two rays in radians (FOV is 60°).
Add 30° to player's angle and find one,
Substract 30° to player's angle and find the other
*/
var rad1 = Game.utils.degree2Rad(Game.player.angleDeg+30);
var rad2 = Game.utils.degree2Rad(Game.player.angleDeg-30);
/*
The two Rays, defined with a point (player.x and player.y)
and a vector
*/
var _rad1 = new Ray2D(self.x,self.y,new Vector2D(Math.cos(rad1),Math.sin(rad1)));
var _rad2 = new Ray2D(self.x,self.y,new Vector2D(Math.cos(rad2),Math.sin(rad2)));
var _w = Game.walls;
var ps = [];
for(var i=0;i<_w.length;i++)
{
//FIND THE INTERSECTION POINTS
var j = _w[i];
var p =_rad1.intersectionWall(j);
if(p) {
ps.push(p);
}
var p2 = _rad2.intersectionWall(j);
if(p2) {
ps.push(p2);
}
}
if(ps.length>1)
{
// DRAW THE TWO INTERSECTION POINTS
ctx1.beginPath();
ctx1.moveTo(self.x,self.y);
ctx1.lineTo(ps[0].x,ps[0].y);
ctx1.stroke();
ctx1.beginPath();
ctx1.moveTo(self.x,self.y);
ctx1.lineTo(ps[1].x,ps[1].y);
ctx1.stroke();
//CODE
}
else {
console.log(_rad1,_rad2);
//console.log('non-p',ps[0]);
}
/*ctx1.beginPath();
ctx1.arc(self.x,self.y,2,0,Game.GLOBAL.CIRCLE);
ctx1.stroke();
ctx1.closePath();*/
},
this.update = function () {
this.rotate();
}
}
function Wall (x1,y1,x2,y2) {
this.x1 = x1;
this.y1 = y1;
this.x2 = x2;
this.y2 = y2;
this.update = function (context1,context2,player) {
};
this.draw = function (context1,context2,player) {
//CODE
}
}
function Vector2D (x,y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.dot = function (v) {
//Dot product
return v.x*self.x+v.y*self.y;
}
this.cross = function (v) {
//cross product
return self.x*v.y-self.y*v.x;
}
}
function StraightLine2D (xo,yo,v) {
if(!(v instanceof(Vector2D)))
{
throw new Error('Invalid Argument supplied for constructor "StraightLine2D"');
}
this.xo = xo;
this.yo = yo;
this.v = v;
this.calc = function (t) {
var self = this;
return {
x : t*self.v.x + self.xo,
y : t*self.v.y + self.yo
}
}
this.intersectionLine = function (R) {
var self = this;
var x1 = R.xo;
var y1 = R.yo;
var v1 = R.v;
var _cross = self.v.cross(v1);
if(_cross == 0)
{
return null;
}
switch(true) {
case self.v.x == 0:
var t = (self.xo-x1)/v1.x;
return R.calc(t);
break;
case self.v.y == 0:
var t = (self.yo-y1)/v1.y;
return R.calc(t);
break;
default:
var t = (self.v.y*(self.xo-x1)+self.v.x*(y1-self.yo))/(-_cross);
//var t = (t1*(v1.x)+x1-self.xo)/self.v.x;
return R.calc(t);
break;
}
}
}
function Ray2D (xo,yo,v) {
if(!(v instanceof(Vector2D)))
{
throw new Error('Invalid Argument supplied for constructor "StraightLine2D"');
}
this.xo = xo;
this.yo = yo;
this.v = v;
this.calc = function (t) {
var self = this;
if(t<0) {
return null;
}
return {
x : t*self.v.x + self.xo,
y : t*self.v.y + self.yo
}
}
this.intersectionLine = function (R) {
var self = this;
var x1 = R.xo;
var y1 = R.yo;
var v1 = R.v;
var _cross = self.v.cross(v1);
if(_cross == 0.0)
{
return null;
}
switch(true) {
case self.v.x == 0:
var t = (self.xo-x1)/v1.x;
return t > 0 ? R.calc(t) : null;
break;
case self.v.y == 0:
var t = (self.yo-y1)/v1.y;
return t > 0 ? R.calc(t) : null;
break;
default:
var t1 = ((y1-self.yo)*self.v.x+self.v.y*(self.xo-x1))/(v1.x*self.v.y-v1.y*self.v.x);
var t = (t1*R.v.x+R.xo-self.xo)/self.v.x;
return t >= 0 ? self.calc(t) : null;
break;
}
}
this.intersectionWall = function (W) {
var self = this;
var R = new StraightLine2D(W.x1,W.y1,new Vector2D(W.x1-W.x2,W.y1-W.y2));
var point = self.intersectionLine(R);
if(point &&
point.x <= Math.max(W.x1,W.x2) && point.x >= Math.min(W.x1,W.x2) &&
point.y <= Math.max(W.y1,W.y2) && point.y >= Math.min(W.y1,W.y2))
{
return point;
}
return null;
}
}
EDIT: I tried to cut out the non-relevant part of the code. Synthesis is not one of my qualities, I hope now is more readable.

Dealing with multiple animation state in one sprite sheet image using html5 canvas

I am recently creating a Game using html5 canvas .The player have multiple state it can walk jump kick and push and multiple other states my question is simple but after some deep research i couldn't find the best way to deal with those multiple states
this is my jsfiddle : http://jsfiddle.net/Z7a5h/5/
i managed to do one animation but i started my code in a messy way ,can anyone show me a way to deal with multiple state animation for one sprite image or just give a useful link to follow and understand the concept of it please .I appreciate your help
if (!this.IsWaiting) {
this.IsWaiting = true;
this.lastRenderTime = now;
this.Pos = 1 + (this.Pos + 1) % 3;
}
else {
if (now - this.lastRenderTime >= this.RenderRate) this.IsWaiting = false;
}

This is my animation class, which let's you set an animation and create the animation as object. I personally like to place the animations in an array such as playerAnimations[], and run the animations according to what the player does.
var toPix = function(n) {
return n*TILE; //tile is basically the same as sh or sw, but I used Tilesizes to draw things.
};
// Animations
var Sprite = function(image, sx, sy, sw, sh) {
this.img = image;
this.sx = sx;
this.sy = sy;
this.sw = sw;
this.sh = sh;
Sprite.prototype.draw = function(ctx, x, y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.ctx = ctx;
this.ctx.drawImage(this.img, this.sx, this.sy, this.sw, this.sh, this.x, this.y, this.sw, this.sh);
};
};
var Animation = function(url, ctx, startingRow, rows, columns, sw, sh) {
this.ctx = ctx;
this.url = url;
this.startRow = toPix(startingRow - 1);
this.rows = rows;
this.columns = columns;
this.sprites = [];
animImg = new Image();
animImg.addEventListener('load', function() {});
animImg.src = this.url;
for(var i = 0; i < columns; i++) {
sprite = new Sprite(animImg, i*sw, this.startRow, sw, sh);
this.sprites.push(sprite);
}
this.spriteToDraw = 0;
this.drawSprite = 0;
this.drawSpriteTime = 10;
Animation.prototype.start = function() {
this.stopAnimation = false;
};
Animation.prototype.stop = function() {
this.stopAnimation = true;
};
Animation.prototype.draw = function(x, y) {
if(!this.stopAnimation) {
if(this.spriteToDraw < this.sprites.length) {
var sprite = this.sprites[this.spriteToDraw];
} else {
this.spriteToDraw = 0;
var sprite = this.sprites[this.spriteToDraw];
}
sprite.draw(this.ctx, x, y);
if(this.drawSprite > this.drawSpriteTime) {
this.spriteToDraw++;
this.drawSprite = 0;
} else {
this.drawSprite += 1;
}
}
};
};
//var animation = new Animation('theSprite.png', 5, 5, 45, 45);
//playerAnimations.push(animation);
And then this would be a sample player.draw() function.action.
What it does is: it checks which state the player is in, stops all other animations and runs the correct animation for that state.
player.prototype.draw = function() {
//player.draw function
if(this.playerRight) {
if (this.playerAnimation = playerAnimations[0]) {
this.playerAnimation.stop();
}
if (this.playerAnimation = playerAnimations[2]) {
this.playerAnimation.stop();
}
this.playerAnimation = playerAnimations[1];
this.playerAnimation.start();
this.playerAnimation.draw(this.x, this.y);
} else if(!this.playerRight && !this.playerLeft) {
if (this.playerAnimation = playerAnimations[1]) {
this.playerAnimation.stop();
}
if (this.playerAnimation = playerAnimations[2]) {
this.playerAnimation.stop();
}
this.playerAnimation = playerAnimations[0];
this.playerAnimation.start();
this.playerAnimation.draw(this.x, this.y);
} else {
if(this.playerLeft) {
if (this.playerAnimation = playerAnimations[0]) {
this.playerAnimation.stop();
}
if (this.playerAnimation = playerAnimations[1]) {
this.playerAnimation.stop();
}
this.playerAnimation = playerAnimations[2];
this.playerAnimation.start();
this.playerAnimation.draw(this.x, this.y);
}
};
I hope this is able to help you. This is my way of doing these kind of animations and it works for me, good luck!

Is it possible to create Raphael drawing panel dynamically?

I am working with raphael.js, my question is: Is it possible to generate
a raphael drawing panel dynamically with a button? So far I've tried to
do that with createElement but it did not work.
Here is script using raphael.js
var g_masterPathArray;
var g_masterDrawingBox;
var g_masterPaper;
function initDrawing() {
var g_masterPaper = Raphael(10, 10, 700, 500);
var masterBackground = g_masterPaper.rect(10, 10, 600, 400);
masterBackground.attr("fill", "#eee");
masterBackground.mousemove(function (event) {
var evt = event;
var IE = document.all ? true : false;
var x, y;
if (IE) {
x = evt.clientX + document.body.scrollLeft +
document.documentElement.scrollLeft;
y = evt.clientY + document.body.scrollTop +
document.documentElement.scrollTop;
}
else {
x = evt.pageX;
y = evt.pageY;
}
// subtract paper coords on page
this.ox = x - 10;
this.oy = y - 10;
});
var start = function () {
g_masterPathArray = new Array();
},
move = function (dx, dy) {
if (g_masterPathArray.length == 0) {
g_masterPathArray[0] = ["M", this.ox, this.oy];
g_masterDrawingBox = g_masterPaper.path(g_masterPathArray);
g_masterDrawingBox.attr({ stroke: "#000000", "stroke-width": 3 });
}
else
g_masterPathArray[g_masterPathArray.length] = ["L", this.ox, this.oy];
g_masterDrawingBox.attr({ path: g_masterPathArray });
},
up = function () {
;
};
masterBackground.drag(move, start, up);
return g_masterPaper;
}
I've defined a generate() function but I am not sure about the
elements that I have to create so far. Any ideas?

Try this:
html:
<div id="container"></div>
<input type="button" id="button" value="Clear" />
<input type="button" id="generate" value="Generate" />
js:
function generate(){
var self = this;
self.CurrentFreeID = 0;
self.newCanvas = {};
self.Papers = [];
self.Container = document.getElementById('container');
self.doGenerate = function (){
self.newCanvas = document.createElement('div');
self.Container.appendChild(self.newCanvas);
self.newCanvas.id = 'someID'+self.CurrentFreeID.toString();
self.Papers.push(Raphael(self.newCanvas.id,200,200));
self.Papers[ self.CurrentFreeID].rect(10,10,10,10);
self.CurrentFreeID++;
};
self.Init=function (){
document.getElementById('generate').onclick = self.doGenerate;
};
}
var gener = new generate();
gener.Init();
http://jsfiddle.net/xNSVm/4/

box2dweb raycast

I am trying to get the distance between my character and the ground, I have found something that looks like it should do what I want but it has been written for another version of box2d.
Original:
float targetHeight = 3;
float springConstant = 100;
//make the ray at least as long as the target distance
b2Vec2 startOfRay = m_hovercarBody->GetPosition();
b2Vec2 endOfRay = m_hovercarBody->GetWorldPoint( b2Vec2(0,-5) );
overcarRayCastClosestCallback callback;
m_world->RayCast(&callback, startOfRay, endOfRay);
if ( callback.m_hit ) {
float distanceAboveGround = (startOfRay - callback.m_point).Length();
//dont do anything if too far above ground
if ( distanceAboveGround < targetHeight ) {
float distanceAwayFromTargetHeight = targetHeight - distanceAboveGround;
m_hovercarBody->ApplyForce( b2Vec2(0,springConstant*distanceAwayFromTargetHeight),
m_hovercarBody->GetWorldCenter() );
}
}
I have tried to change it to what I think it should be but it doesn't even call the callback.
var targetHeight = 3;
var springConstant = 100;
//make the ray at least as long as the target distance
startOfRay = new b2Vec2(m_hovercarBody.GetPosition());
endOfRay = new b2Vec(m_hovercarBody.GetWorldPoint( b2Vec2(0,-5)));
function callback(raycast){
if ( raycast.m_hit ) {
var distanceAboveGround = (startOfRay - raycast.m_point).Length();
//dont do anything if too far above ground
if ( distanceAboveGround < targetHeight ) {
var distanceAwayFromTargetHeight = targetHeight - distanceAboveGround;
m_hovercarBody.ApplyForce( b2Vec2(0,springConstant*distanceAwayFromTargetHeight),
m_hovercarBody.GetWorldCenter() );
}
}
}
m_world.RayCast(callback, startOfRay, endOfRay);
Any idea how to convert it to work with box2dweb?
Thanks

It might be that the original bit of code was written for a platform where the coordinate system works differently.
In a Canvas element, the coordinate system starts from the top left corner, meaning that m_hovercarBody.GetWorldPoint( b2Vec2(0,-5)) is checking for a point above the character, rather than below.
I'm not sure about the rest of the code but try changing that to m_hovercarBody.GetWorldPoint( b2Vec2(0,5)) and see what happens.
EDIT:
I think actually the problem is with the way you've structured your callback. Looking up the reference for the Raycast function would reveal more.
(The Javascript version of Box2D you're using is an automatic port of the Actionscript one. Given the two have fairly similar syntax, you can use the reference for Flash.)
The original code you posted seems to be C++, but I don't know much about its syntax. It seems there's some sort of class that does the raycasting (overcarRayCastClosestCallback). You can either look for that, or try and build your own callback function according to the first link I posted. It would be something along the lines of:
function customRaycastCallback(fixture, normal, fraction) {
// you can, for instance, check if fixture belongs to the ground
// or something else, then handle things accordingly
if( /* fixture belongs to ground */ ) {
// you've got the fraction of the original length of the raycast!
// you can use this to determine the distance
// between the character and the ground
return fraction;
}
else {
// continue looking
return 1;
}
}

Try running this on your browser. I coded this when I was learning sensor and RAYCAST in Box2Dweb. Hope it helps.
<html>
<head>
<title>Box2dWeb Demo</title>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id="canvas" width="600" height="420" style="background-color:#333333;" ></canvas>
<div id="cc" style="position:absolute; right:0; top:100px; width:500px; height:50px; margin:0;"></div>
</body>
<script type="text/javascript" src="Box2dWeb-2.1.a.3.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.7.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var b2Vec2 = Box2D.Common.Math.b2Vec2
, b2BodyDef = Box2D.Dynamics.b2BodyDef
, b2Body = Box2D.Dynamics.b2Body
, b2FixtureDef = Box2D.Dynamics.b2FixtureDef
, b2World = Box2D.Dynamics.b2World
, b2PolygonShape = Box2D.Collision.Shapes.b2PolygonShape
, b2CircleShape = Box2D.Collision.Shapes.b2CircleShape
, b2ContactFilter = Box2D.Dynamics.b2ContactFilter
, b2MouseJointDef = Box2D.Dynamics.Joints.b2MouseJointDef
, b2DebugDraw = Box2D.Dynamics.b2DebugDraw
, b2Fixture = Box2D.Dynamics.b2Fixture
, b2AABB = Box2D.Collision.b2AABB
, b2WorldManifold = Box2D.Collision.b2WorldManifold
, b2ManifoldPoint = Box2D.Collision.b2ManifoldPoint
, b2RayCastInput = Box2D.Collision.b2RayCastInput
, b2RayCastOutput = Box2D.Collision.b2RayCastOutput
, b2Color = Box2D.Common.b2Color;
var world = new b2World(new b2Vec2(0,10), true);
var canvas = $('#canvas');
var context = canvas.get(0).getContext('2d');
//box
var bodyDef = new b2BodyDef;
bodyDef.type = b2Body.b2_dynamicBody;
bodyDef.position.Set(9,7);
bodyDef.userData = 'box';
var fixDef = new b2FixtureDef;
fixDef.filter.categoryBits = 1;
fixDef.density = 10.0;
fixDef.friction = 0.5;
fixDef.restitution = .5;
fixDef.shape = new b2PolygonShape;
fixDef.shape.SetAsBox(1,5);
var box1 = world.CreateBody(bodyDef);
box1.CreateFixture(fixDef);
//circle
var bodyDef2 = new b2BodyDef;
bodyDef2.type = b2Body.b2_dynamicBody;
bodyDef2.position.Set(4,8);
bodyDef2.userData = 'obj';
var fixDef2 = new b2FixtureDef;
fixDef2.filter.categoryBits = 2;
fixDef2.filter.maskBits = 13;
fixDef2.density = 10.0;
fixDef2.friction = 0.5;
fixDef2.restitution = .2;
fixDef2.shape = new b2CircleShape(1);
//circlesensor
var cc = new b2FixtureDef;
cc.shape = new b2CircleShape(2);
cc.shape.SetLocalPosition(new b2Vec2(0 ,0));
cc.density = 0;
cc.isSensor = true;
cc.filter.categoryBits = 8;
var wheel = world.CreateBody(bodyDef2);
wheel.CreateFixture(fixDef2);
wheel.CreateFixture(cc);
//create a ground
var holderDef = new b2BodyDef;
holderDef.type = b2Body.b2_staticBody;
holderDef.userData = "ground";
holderDef.position.Set(10, 14);
var fd = new b2FixtureDef;
fd.filter.categoryBits = 4;
fd.shape = new b2PolygonShape;
fd.shape.SetAsBox(10,1);
var ground = world.CreateBody(holderDef);
ground.CreateFixture(fd);
//create another static body
var holderDef = new b2BodyDef;
holderDef.type = b2Body.b2_staticBody;
holderDef.position.Set(10, 20);
var temp = world.CreateBody(holderDef);
temp.CreateFixture(fd);
var c=0;
$(window).keydown(function(e) {
$('#aa').html(++c);
code = e.keyCode;
if(c==1) {
if(code == 38 && onground)
wheel.SetLinearVelocity(new b2Vec2(0,-10));
if(code == 39)
wheel.ApplyForce(new b2Vec2(1000,0), box1.GetWorldPoint(new b2Vec2(0,0)));
if(code == 37)
wheel.ApplyForce(new b2Vec2(-1000,0), box1.GetWorldPoint(new b2Vec2(0,0)));
}
});
$(window).keyup(function(e) {
c=0;
});
var listener = new Box2D.Dynamics.b2ContactListener;
listener.BeginContact = function(contact) {
if(contact.GetFixtureA().GetBody().GetUserData()== 'obj' || contact.GetFixtureB().GetBody().GetUserData()== 'obj' ) // think about why we don't use fixture's userData directly.
onground = true;// don't put 'var' here!
fxA=contact.GetFixtureA();
fxB=contact.GetFixtureB();
sA=fxA.IsSensor();
sB=fxB.IsSensor();
if((sA && !sB) || (sB && !sA)) {
if(sA) {
$('#cc').prepend(contact.GetFixtureB().GetBody().GetUserData() + ' is in the viscinity of body '+contact.GetFixtureA().GetBody().GetUserData()+'<br>');
}
else {
$('#cc').prepend(contact.GetFixtureA().GetBody().GetUserData() + ' is in the viscinity of body '+contact.GetFixtureB().GetBody().GetUserData()+'<br>');
}
}
}
listener.EndContact = function(contact) {
if (contact.GetFixtureA().GetBody().GetUserData()== 'obj' || contact.GetFixtureB().GetBody().GetUserData()== 'obj' )
onground = false;
}
var debugDraw = new b2DebugDraw();
debugDraw.SetSprite ( document.getElementById ("canvas").getContext ("2d"));
debugDraw.SetDrawScale(30); //define scale
debugDraw.SetAlpha(1);
debugDraw.SetFillAlpha(.3); //define transparency
debugDraw.SetLineThickness(1.0);
debugDraw.SetFlags(b2DebugDraw.e_shapeBit | b2DebugDraw.e_jointBit);
world.SetDebugDraw(debugDraw);
window.setInterval(update,1000/60);
//mouse
var mouseX, mouseY, mousePVec, isMouseDown, selectedBody, mouseJoint;
var canvasPosition = getElementPosition(document.getElementById("canvas"));
document.addEventListener("mousedown", function(e) {
isMouseDown = true;
handleMouseMove(e);
document.addEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove, true);
}, true);
document.addEventListener("mouseup", function() {
document.removeEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove, true);
isMouseDown = false;
mouseX = undefined;
mouseY = undefined;
}, true);
function handleMouseMove(e) {
mouseX = (e.clientX - canvasPosition.x) / 30;
mouseY = (e.clientY - canvasPosition.y) / 30;
};
function getBodyAtMouse() {
mousePVec = new b2Vec2(mouseX, mouseY);
var aabb = new b2AABB();
aabb.lowerBound.Set(mouseX - 0.001, mouseY - 0.001);
aabb.upperBound.Set(mouseX + 0.001, mouseY + 0.001);
// Query the world for overlapping shapes.
selectedBody = null;
world.QueryAABB(getBodyCB, aabb);
return selectedBody;
}
function getBodyCB(fixture) {
if(fixture.GetBody().GetType() != b2Body.b2_staticBody) {
if(fixture.GetShape().TestPoint(fixture.GetBody().GetTransform(), mousePVec)) {
selectedBody = fixture.GetBody();
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
//at global scope
var currentRayAngle = 0;
var input = new b2RayCastInput();
var output = new b2RayCastOutput();
var b = new b2BodyDef();
var f = new b2FixtureDef();
var closestFraction = 1;
var intersectionNormal = new b2Vec2(0,0);
var intersectionPoint = new b2Vec2();
rayLength = 25; //long enough to hit the walls
var p1 = new b2Vec2( 11, 7 ); //center of scene
var p2 = new b2Vec2();
var normalEnd = new b2Vec2();
function update() {
if(isMouseDown && (!mouseJoint)) {
var body = getBodyAtMouse();
if(body) {
var md = new b2MouseJointDef();
md.bodyA = world.GetGroundBody();
md.bodyB = body;
md.target.Set(mouseX, mouseY);
md.collideConnected = true;
md.maxForce = 300.0 * body.GetMass();
mouseJoint = world.CreateJoint(md);
body.SetAwake(true);
}
}
if(mouseJoint) {
if(isMouseDown) {
mouseJoint.SetTarget(new b2Vec2(mouseX, mouseY));
} else {
world.DestroyJoint(mouseJoint);
mouseJoint = null;
}
}
world.Step(1 / 60, 10, 10);
world.DrawDebugData();
world.ClearForces();
world.SetContactListener(listener);
ray();
};
function ray() {
//in Step() function
var k = 360/20;
var t = k/60;
var DEGTORAD = Math.PI/180;
currentRayAngle += t * DEGTORAD; //one revolution every 20 seconds
//console.log(currentRayAngle*(180/Math.PI));
//calculate points of ray
p2.x = p1.x + rayLength * Math.sin(currentRayAngle);
p2.y = p1.y + rayLength * Math.cos(currentRayAngle);
input.p1 = p1;
input.p2 = p2;
input.maxFraction = 1;
closestFraction = 1;
var b = new b2BodyDef();
var f = new b2FixtureDef();
for(b = world.GetBodyList(); b; b = b.GetNext()) {
for(f = b.GetFixtureList(); f; f = f.GetNext()) {
if(!f.RayCast(output, input))
continue;
else if(output.fraction < closestFraction) {
closestFraction = output.fraction;
intersectionNormal = output.normal;
}
}
}
intersectionPoint.x = p1.x + closestFraction * (p2.x - p1.x);
intersectionPoint.y = p1.y + closestFraction * (p2.y - p1.y);
normalEnd.x = intersectionPoint.x + intersectionNormal.x;
normalEnd.y = intersectionPoint.y + intersectionNormal.y;
context.strokeStyle = "rgb(255, 255, 255)";
context.beginPath(); // Start the path
context.moveTo(p1.x*30,p1.y*30); // Set the path origin
context.lineTo(intersectionPoint.x*30, intersectionPoint.y*30); // Set the path destination
context.closePath(); // Close the path
context.stroke();
context.beginPath(); // Start the path
context.moveTo(intersectionPoint.x*30, intersectionPoint.y*30); // Set the path origin
context.lineTo(normalEnd.x*30, normalEnd.y*30); // Set the path destination
context.closePath(); // Close the path
context.stroke(); // Outline the path
}
//helpers
//http://js-tut.aardon.de/js-tut/tutorial/position.html
function getElementPosition(element) {
var elem=element, tagname="", x=0, y=0;
while((typeof(elem) == "object") && (typeof(elem.tagName) != "undefined")) {
y += elem.offsetTop;
x += elem.offsetLeft;
tagname = elem.tagName.toUpperCase();
if(tagname == "BODY")
elem=0;
if(typeof(elem) == "object") {
if(typeof(elem.offsetParent) == "object")
elem = elem.offsetParent;
}
}
return {x: x, y: y};
}
</script>
</html>

Here's a Raycast in Box2dWeb that I got working:
var p1 = new b2Vec2(body.GetPosition().x, body.GetPosition().y); //center of scene
var p2 = new b2Vec2(body.GetPosition().x, body.GetPosition().y + 5); //center of scene
world.RayCast(function(x){
console.log("You've got something under you");
}, p1,p2);