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"refnamediv"><h2>Name
</h2><p>glReadBuffer — select a color buffer source for pixels
</p></div><div class=
"refsynopsisdiv"><h2>C Specification
</h2><div class=
"funcsynopsis"><p><code class=
"funcdef">void
<b class=
"fsfunc">glReadBuffer
</b>(
</code>GLenum
<var class=
"pdparam">mode
</var><code>)
</code>;
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lang=
"en"><a id=
"parameters"></a><h2>Parameters
</h2><div class=
"variablelist"><dl><dt><span class=
"term"><em class=
"parameter"><code>mode
</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
5 Specifies a color buffer.
7 <code class=
"constant">GL_FRONT_LEFT
</code>,
8 <code class=
"constant">GL_FRONT_RIGHT
</code>,
9 <code class=
"constant">GL_BACK_LEFT
</code>,
10 <code class=
"constant">GL_BACK_RIGHT
</code>,
11 <code class=
"constant">GL_FRONT
</code>,
12 <code class=
"constant">GL_BACK
</code>,
13 <code class=
"constant">GL_LEFT
</code>, and the constants
14 <code class=
"constant">GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT
<span class=
"emphasis"><em>i
</em></span></code>.
15 </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class=
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lang=
"en"><a id=
"description"></a><h2>Description
</h2><p>
16 <code class=
"function">glReadBuffer
</code> specifies a color buffer as the source for subsequent
17 <a href=
"glReadPixels.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glReadPixels
</span></span></a>,
<a href=
"glCopyTexImage1D.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glCopyTexImage1D
</span></span></a>,
<a href=
"glCopyTexImage2D.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glCopyTexImage2D
</span></span></a>,
18 <a href=
"glCopyTexSubImage1D.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glCopyTexSubImage1D
</span></span></a>,
<a href=
"glCopyTexSubImage2D.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glCopyTexSubImage2D
</span></span></a>, and
19 <a href=
"glCopyTexSubImage3D.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glCopyTexSubImage3D
</span></span></a> commands.
20 <em class=
"parameter"><code>mode
</code></em> accepts one of twelve or more predefined values.
21 In a fully configured system,
22 <code class=
"constant">GL_FRONT
</code>,
23 <code class=
"constant">GL_LEFT
</code>, and
24 <code class=
"constant">GL_FRONT_LEFT
</code> all name the front left buffer,
25 <code class=
"constant">GL_FRONT_RIGHT
</code> and
26 <code class=
"constant">GL_RIGHT
</code> name the front right buffer, and
27 <code class=
"constant">GL_BACK_LEFT
</code> and
28 <code class=
"constant">GL_BACK
</code> name the back left buffer.
29 Furthermore, the constants
<code class=
"constant">GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT
<span class=
"emphasis"><em>i
</em></span></code> may be used to indicate the
30 <span class=
"emphasis"><em>i
</em></span><sup>th
</sup> color attachment where
<span class=
"emphasis"><em>i
</em></span> ranges from zero to the
31 value of
<code class=
"constant">GL_MAX_COLOR_ATTACHMENTS
</code> minus one.
33 Nonstereo double-buffered configurations have only a front left and a
35 Single-buffered configurations have a front left and a front right
36 buffer if stereo, and only a front left buffer if nonstereo.
37 It is an error to specify a nonexistent buffer to
<code class=
"function">glReadBuffer
</code>.
39 <em class=
"parameter"><code>mode
</code></em> is initially
<code class=
"constant">GL_FRONT
</code> in single-buffered configurations
40 and
<code class=
"constant">GL_BACK
</code> in double-buffered configurations.
41 </p></div><div class=
"refsect1" lang=
"en" xml:
lang=
"en"><a id=
"errors"></a><h2>Errors
</h2><p>
42 <code class=
"constant">GL_INVALID_ENUM
</code> is generated if
<em class=
"parameter"><code>mode
</code></em> is not one of the twelve
43 (or more) accepted values.
45 <code class=
"constant">GL_INVALID_OPERATION
</code> is generated if
<em class=
"parameter"><code>mode
</code></em> specifies a buffer
47 </p></div><div class=
"refsect1" lang=
"en" xml:
lang=
"en"><a id=
"associatedgets"></a><h2>Associated Gets
</h2><p>
48 <a href=
"glGet.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glGet
</span></span></a> with argument
<code class=
"constant">GL_READ_BUFFER
</code>
49 </p></div><div class=
"refsect1" lang=
"en" xml:
lang=
"en"><a id=
"seealso"></a><h2>See Also
</h2><p>
50 <a href=
"glCopyTexImage1D.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glCopyTexImage1D
</span></span></a>,
51 <a href=
"glCopyTexImage2D.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glCopyTexImage2D
</span></span></a>,
52 <a href=
"glCopyTexSubImage1D.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glCopyTexSubImage1D
</span></span></a>,
53 <a href=
"glCopyTexSubImage2D.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glCopyTexSubImage2D
</span></span></a>,
54 <a href=
"glCopyTexSubImage3D.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glCopyTexSubImage3D
</span></span></a>,
55 <a href=
"glDrawBuffer.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glDrawBuffer
</span></span></a>,
56 <a href=
"glReadPixels.xml"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">glReadPixels
</span></span></a>
57 </p></div><div class=
"refsect1" lang=
"en" xml:
lang=
"en"><a id=
"Copyright"></a><h2>Copyright
</h2><p>
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<span class=
"trademark"></span>©
1991-
2006
59 Silicon Graphics, Inc. This document is licensed under the SGI
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