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GLGETPOINTERV(3G)                                                                          GLGETPOINTERV(3G)



NAME
       glGetPointerv - return the address of the specified pointer


C SPECIFICATION
       void glGetPointerv( GLenum pname,
                           GLvoid* *params )


PARAMETERS
       pname   Specifies   the   array   or   buffer   pointer   to   be   returned.    Symbolic   constants
               GL_COLOR_ARRAY_POINTER,        GL_EDGE_FLAG_ARRAY_POINTER,        GL_FEEDBACK_BUFFER_POINTER,
               GL_INDEX_ARRAY_POINTER,        GL_NORMAL_ARRAY_POINTER,       GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY_POINTER,
               GL_SELECTION_BUFFER_POINTER, and GL_VERTEX_ARRAY_POINTER are accepted.

       params  Returns the pointer value specified by pname.

DESCRIPTION
       glGetPointerv returns pointer information. pname is a symbolic constant indicating the pointer to  be
       returned, and params is a pointer to a location in which to place the returned data.

NOTES
       glGetPointerv is available only if the GL version is 1.1 or greater.

       The pointers are all client-side state.

       The initial value for each pointer is 0.

       When  the  GL_ARB_multitexture  extension  is  supported, querying the GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY_POINTER
       returns the value for the active client texture unit.

ERRORS
       GL_INVALID_ENUM is generated if pname is not an accepted value.

SEE ALSO
       glArrayElement(3G),   glClientActiveTextureARB(3G),    glColorPointer(3G),    glDrawArrays(3G),    glEdgeFlagPointer(3G),
       glFeedbackBuffer(3G),     glIndexPointer(3G),     glInterleavedArrays(3G),    glNormalPointer(3G),    glSelectBuffer(3G),
       glTexCoordPointer(3G), glVertexPointer(3G)




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