GLAPI/glClearBuffer

glClearBuffer

Core in version		4.6
Core since version		3.0

glClearBuffer: clear individual buffers of the currently bound draw framebuffer

Function Definition

 void glClearBufferiv(GLenum buffer​, GLint drawBuffer​, const GLint * value​);
 void glClearBufferuiv(GLenum buffer​, GLint drawBuffer​, const GLuint * value​);
 void glClearBufferfv(GLenum buffer​, GLint drawBuffer​, const GLfloat * value​);
 void glClearBufferfi(GLenum buffer​, GLint drawBuffer​, GLfloat depth​, GLint stencil​);

buffer

Specify the buffer to clear.

drawBuffer

Specify a particular draw buffer to clear.

value

For color buffers, a pointer to a four-element vector specifying R, G, B and A values to clear the buffer to. For depth buffers, a pointer to a single depth value to clear the buffer to. For stencil buffers, a pointer to a single stencil value to clear the buffer to.

depth

The value to clear a depth render buffer to.

stencil

The value to clear a stencil render buffer to.

Description

glClearBuffer* clears the specified buffer to the specified value(s). If buffer​ is GL_COLOR, then the buffer to clear is an index into the glDrawBuffers array. In this case, value​ points to a four-element vector specifying the R, G, B and A color to clear that draw buffer to. If buffer​ is one of GL_FRONT, GL_BACK, GL_LEFT, GL_RIGHT, or GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, identifying multiple buffers, each selected buffer is cleared to the same value. Clamping and conversion for fixed-point color buffers are performed in the same fashion as glClearColor.

If buffer​ is GL_DEPTH, drawBuffer​ must be zero, and value​ points to a single value to clear the depth buffer to. Only glClearBufferfv should be used to clear depth buffers. Clamping and conversion for fixed-point depth buffers are performed in the same fashion as glClearDepth.

If buffer​ is GL_STENCIL, drawBuffer​ must be zero, and value​ points to a single value to clear the stencil buffer to. Only glClearBufferiv should be used to clear stencil buffers. Masking and type conversion are performed in the same fashion as glClearStencil.

glClearBufferfi may be used to clear the depth and stencil buffers. buffer​ must be GL_DEPTH_STENCIL and drawBuffer​ must be zero. depth​ and stencil​ are the depth and stencil values, respectively.

The result of glClearBuffer is undefined if no conversion between the type of value​ and the buffer being cleared is defined. However, this is not an error.

The pixel ownership test, the scissor test, dithering, and the buffer writemasks affect the operation of glClearBuffer. The scissor box, if enabled, bounds the cleared region.

Errors

GL_INVALID_ENUM is generated by glClearBufferif, glClearBufferfv and glClearBufferuiv if buffer​ is not GL_COLOR, GL_FRONT, GL_BACK, GL_LEFT, GL_RIGHT, GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_DEPTH or GL_STENCIL.

GL_INVALID_ENUM is generated by glClearBufferfi if buffer​ is not GL_DEPTH_STENCIL.

GL_INVALID_VALUE is generated if buffer​ is GL_COLOR, GL_FRONT, GL_BACK, GL_LEFT, GL_RIGHT, or GL_FRONT_AND_BACK and drawBuffer​ is greater than or equal to GL_MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS.

GL_INVALID_VALUE is generated if buffer​ is GL_DEPTH, GL_STENCIL or GL_DEPTH_STENCIL and drawBuffer​ is not zero.

See Also

glClearColor, glClearDepth, glClearStencil, glClear, glColorMask, glDepthMask, glDrawBuffers, glScissor, glStencilMask

Copyright

Copyright © 2010 Khronos Group. This material may be distributed subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, v 1.0, 8 June 1999. http://opencontent.org/openpub/.