GLsizei coun )
PARAMETERS
mode Specifies what kind of primitives to render. Symbolic constants
GL_POINTS, GL_LINE_STRIP, GL_LINE_LOOP, GL_LINES,
GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, GL_TRIANGLES, GL_QUAD_STRIP,
GL_QUADS, and GL_POLYGON are accepted.
coun Specifies the number of elements to be rendered.
_param3
Specifies the type of the values in _param4. Must be one of
GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, or GL_UNSIGNED_INT.
_param4
Specifies a pointer to the location where the indices are stored.
DESCRIPTION
glDrawElements specifies multiple geometric primitives with very few
subroutine calls. Instead of calling a GL function to pass each individ‐
ual vertex, normal, texture coordinate, edge flag, or color, you can
prespecify separate arrays of vertexes, normals, and so on and use them
to construct a sequence of primitives with a single call to
glDrawElements.
When glDrawElements is called, it uses coun sequential elements from an
enabled array, starting at _param4 to construct a sequence of geometric
primitives. mode specifies what kind of primitives are constructed, and
how the array elements construct these primitives. If more than one ar‐
ray is enabled, each is used. If GL_VERTEX_ARRAY is not enabled, no geo‐
metric primitives are constructed.
Vertex attributes that are modified by glDrawElements have an unspeci‐
fied value after glDrawElements returns. For example, if GL_COLOR_ARRAY
is enabled, the value of the current color is undefined after
glDrawElements executes. Attributes that aren't modified maintain their
previous values.
NOTES
glDrawElements is available only if the GL version is 1.1 or greater.
glDrawElements is included in display lists. If glDrawElements is en‐
tered into a display list, the necessary array data (determined by the
array pointers and enables) is also entered into the display list. Be‐
cause the array pointers and enables are client-side state, their values
affect display lists when the lists are created, not when the lists are
executed.
ERRORS
GL_INVALID_ENUM is generated if mode is not an accepted value.
GL_INVALID_VALUE is generated if coun is negative.
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