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NAME
glPolygonMode - select a polygon rasterization mode
C SPECIFICATION
void glPolygonMode(GLenum face, GLenum mode);
PARAMETERS
face
Specifies the polygons that mode applies to. Must be GL_FRONT_AND_BACK for front- and back-facing
polygons.
mode
Specifies how polygons will be rasterized. Accepted values are GL_POINT, GL_LINE, and GL_FILL. The
initial value is GL_FILL for both front- and back-facing polygons.
DESCRIPTION
glPolygonMode controls the interpretation of polygons for rasterization. face describes which polygons
mode applies to: both front and back-facing polygons (GL_FRONT_AND_BACK). The polygon mode affects only
the final rasterization of polygons. In particular, a polygon's vertices are lit and the polygon is
clipped and possibly culled before these modes are applied.
Three modes are defined and can be specified in mode:
GL_POINT
Polygon vertices that are marked as the start of a boundary edge are drawn as points. Point
attributes such as GL_POINT_SIZE and GL_POINT_SMOOTH control the rasterization of the points. Polygon
rasterization attributes other than GL_POLYGON_MODE have no effect.
GL_LINE
Boundary edges of the polygon are drawn as line segments. Line attributes such as GL_LINE_WIDTH and
GL_LINE_SMOOTH control the rasterization of the lines. Polygon rasterization attributes other than
GL_POLYGON_MODE have no effect.
GL_FILL
The interior of the polygon is filled. Polygon attributes such as GL_POLYGON_SMOOTH control the
rasterization of the polygon.
EXAMPLES
To draw a surface with outlined polygons, call
glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_LINE);
NOTES
Vertices are marked as boundary or nonboundary with an edge flag. Edge flags are generated internally by
the GL when it decomposes triangle stips and fans.
ERRORS
GL_INVALID_ENUM is generated if either face or mode is not an accepted value.
ASSOCIATED GETS
glGet() with argument GL_POLYGON_MODE
VERSION SUPPORT
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│ 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 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├───────────────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
│ glPolygonMode │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │ ✔ │
└───────────────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┘
SEE ALSO
glLineWidth(), glPointSize()
COPYRIGHT
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Copyright © 2010-2014 Khronos Group
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