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glNormalPointer
: define an array of normals.
C Specification
void glNormalPointer(
GLenum type,
GLsizei stride,
const GLvoid *pointer)
Parameters
type
Specifies the data type of each coordinate in the array. Symbolic
constants GL_BYTE, GL_SHORT, GL_INT, GL_FLOAT, and
GL_DOUBLE are accepted. The initial value is GL_FLOAT.
stride
Specifies the byte offset between consecutive normals. If stride is 0--
the initial value--the normals are understood to be tightly packed in
the array.
pointer
Specifies a pointer to the first coordinate of the first normal in the
array.
Description
glNormalPointer specifies the location and data format of an array of normals to use
when rendering. type specifies the data type of the normal coordinates and stride gives
the byte stride from one normal to the next, allowing vertexes and attributes to be
packed into a single array or stored in separate arrays. (Single-array storage may be
more efficient on some implementations; see glInterleavedArrays.) When a normal array
is specified, type, stride, and pointer are saved as client-side state.
To enable and disable the normal array, call glEnableClientState and
glDisableClientState with the argument GL_NORMAL_ARRAY. If enabled, the normal
array is used when glDrawArrays, glDrawElements, or glArrayElement is called.
Use glDrawArrays to construct a sequence of primitives (all of the same type) from
pre-specified vertex and vertex attribute arrays. Use glArrayElement to specify
primitives by indexing vertexes and vertex attributes and glDrawElements to construct
a sequence of primitives by indexing vertexes and vertex attributes.
Notes
glNormalPointer is available only if the GL version is 1.1 or greater.
The normal array is initially disabled and isn’t accessed when glArrayElement,
glDrawElements, or glDrawArrays is called.
Execution of glNormalPointer is not allowed between glBegin and the corresponding
glEnd, but an error may or may not be generated. If an error is not generated, the
operation is undefined.
Summary of Contents for c3700 - Workstation
Page 9: ...Chapter 1 9 1 A ...
Page 18: ...A glArrayElement Chapter 1 18 glNormalPointer glTexCoordPointer glVertexPointer ...
Page 19: ...Chapter 2 19 2 B ...
Page 40: ...B gluBuild2DMipmaps Chapter 2 40 ...
Page 41: ...Chapter 3 41 3 C ...
Page 49: ...C glXChooseVisual Chapter 3 49 See Also glXCreateContext glXGetConfig ...
Page 73: ...C glCopyPixels Chapter 3 73 glReadBuffer glReadPixels glStencilFunc ...
Page 84: ...C glCopyTexSubImage2D Chapter 3 84 glTexParameter glTexSubImage1D glTexSubImage2D ...
Page 93: ...Chapter 4 93 4 D ...
Page 99: ...D glDeleteTextures Chapter 4 99 glTexImage1D glTexImage2D glTexParameter ...
Page 127: ...Chapter 5 127 5 E ...
Page 148: ...E glEvalPoint Chapter 5 148 ...
Page 149: ...Chapter 6 149 6 F ...
Page 161: ...Chapter 7 161 7 G ...
Page 164: ...G glGenTextures Chapter 7 164 glTexImage1D glTexImage2D glTexParameter ...
Page 207: ...G glGetPointer Chapter 7 207 glSelectBuffer glTexCoordPointer glVertexPointer ...
Page 225: ...Chapter 8 225 8 H ...
Page 228: ...H glHint Chapter 8 228 ...
Page 229: ...Chapter 9 229 9 I ...
Page 248: ...I glIsTexture Chapter 9 248 ...
Page 249: ...Chapter 10 249 10 L ...
Page 256: ...L glLightModel Chapter 10 256 See Also glLight glMaterial ...
Page 271: ...Chapter 11 271 11 M ...
Page 291: ...Chapter 12 291 12 N ...
Page 312: ...N gluNurbsSurface Chapter 12 312 ...
Page 313: ...Chapter 13 313 13 O ...
Page 317: ...Chapter 14 317 14 P ...
Page 360: ...P glPushName Chapter 14 360 See Also glInitNames glLoadName glRenderMode glSelectBuffer ...
Page 362: ...P gluPwlCurve Chapter 14 362 ...
Page 363: ...Chapter 15 363 15 Q ...
Page 372: ...Q glXQueryVersion Chapter 15 372 glXQueryVersion ...
Page 373: ...Chapter 16 373 16 R ...
Page 390: ...R glRotate Chapter 16 390 ...
Page 391: ...Chapter 17 391 17 S ...
Page 397: ...S glScissor Chapter 17 397 See Also glEnable glViewport ...
Page 409: ...Chapter 18 409 18 T ...
Page 448: ...T glTexImage3DEXT Chapter 18 448 glTexGen glTexImage1D glTexImage2D glTexParameter ...
Page 457: ...T glTexSubImage1D Chapter 18 457 glTexImage2D glTexParameter glTexSubImage2D ...
Page 465: ...T glTranslate Chapter 18 465 See Also glMatrixMode glMultMatrix glPushMatrix glScale ...
Page 466: ...T glTranslate Chapter 18 466 ...
Page 467: ...Chapter 19 467 19 U ...
Page 469: ...U gluUnProject Chapter 19 469 See Also glGet gluProject ...
Page 471: ...U glXUseXFont Chapter 19 471 See Also glBitmap glXMakeCurrent ...
Page 472: ...U glXUseXFont Chapter 19 472 ...
Page 473: ...Chapter 20 473 20 V ...
Page 482: ...V glVisibilityBufferhp Chapter 20 482 ...
Page 483: ...Chapter 21 483 21 W ...
Page 486: ...W glXWaitX Chapter 21 486 ...