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NAME
glBeginTransformFeedback - start transform feedback operation
C SPECIFICATION
void glBeginTransformFeedback(GLenum primitiveMode);
void glEndTransformFeedback(void);
PARAMETERS FOR GLBEGINTRANSFORMFEEDBACK
primitiveMode
Specify the output type of the primitives that will be recorded into the buffer objects that are
bound for transform feedback.
DESCRIPTION
Transform feedback mode captures the values of varying variables written by the vertex shader (or, if
active, the geometry shader). Transform feedback is said to be active after a call to
glBeginTransformFeedback until a subsequent call to
glEndTransformFeedback. Transform feedback commands must be paired.
If no geometry shader is present, while transform feedback is active the mode parameter to glDrawArrays()
must match those specified in the following table:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │ │
│ Transform │ Allowed │
│Feedback primitiveMode │ Render Primitive modes │
│ │ │
├──────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│GL_POINTS │ GL_POINTS │
├──────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│GL_LINES │ GL_LINES, │
│ │ GL_LINE_LOOP, │
│ │ GL_LINE_STRIP, │
│ │ GL_LINES_ADJACENCY, │
│ │ GL_LINE_STRIP_ADJACENCY │
├──────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│GL_TRIANGLES │ GL_TRIANGLES, │
│ │ GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, │
│ │ GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, │
│ │ GL_TRIANGLES_ADJACENCY, │
│ │ GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP_ADJACENCY │
└──────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
If a geometry shader is present, the output primitive type from the geometry shader must match those
provided in the following table:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │ │
│ Transform │ Allowed │
│Feedback primitiveMode │ Geometry Shader Output Primitive Type │
│ │ │
├──────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│GL_POINTS │ points │
├──────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│GL_LINES │ line_strip │
├──────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│GL_TRIANGLES │ triangle_strip │
└──────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────┘
NOTES
Geometry shaders, and the GL_TRIANGLES_ADJACENCY, GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP_ADJACENCY, GL_LINES_ADJACENCY and
GL_LINE_STRIP_ADJACENCY primtive modes are available only if the GL version is 3.2 or greater.
ERRORS
GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if glBeginTransformFeedback is executed while transform feedback is
active.
GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if glEndTransformFeedback is executed while transform feedback is not
active.
GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated by glDrawArrays() if no geometry shader is present, transform feedback
is active and mode is not one of the allowed modes.
GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated by glDrawArrays() if a geometry shader is present, transform feedback
is active and the output primitive type of the geometry shader does not match the transform feedback
primitiveMode.
GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated by glEndTransformFeedback if any binding point used in transform
feedback mode does not have a buffer object bound.
GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated by glEndTransformFeedback if no binding points would be used, either
because no program object is active of because the active program object has specified no varying
variables to record.
VERSION SUPPORT
┌─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │ OpenGL Version │
├─────────────────────────┼─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┤
│Function │ 2.0 │ 2.1 │ 3.0 │ 3.1 │ 3.2 │ 3.3 │ 4.0 │ 4.1 │ 4.2 │ 4.3 │ 4.4 │ 4.5 │
│/ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│Feature │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│Name │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─────────────────────────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
│glBeginTransformFeedback │ - │ - │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │
├─────────────────────────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
│glEndTransformFeedback │ - │ - │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │
└─────────────────────────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┘
SEE ALSO
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