Opentk/Source/Bind/Specifications/Docs/glCullFace.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<refentry id="glCullFace">
<refmeta>
<refmetainfo>
<copyright>
<year>1991-2006</year>
<holder>Silicon Graphics, Inc.</holder>
</copyright>
</refmetainfo>
<refentrytitle>glCullFace</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3G</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>glCullFace</refname>
<refpurpose>specify whether front- or back-facing facets can be culled</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv><title>C Specification</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>void <function>glCullFace</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>GLenum <parameter>mode</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="parameters"><title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>mode</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies whether front- or back-facing facets are candidates for culling.
Symbolic constants
<constant>GL_FRONT</constant>, <constant>GL_BACK</constant>, and <constant>GL_FRONT_AND_BACK</constant> are accepted.
The initial value is <constant>GL_BACK</constant>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="description"><title>Description</title>
<para>
<function>glCullFace</function> specifies whether front- or back-facing facets are culled
(as specified by <emphasis>mode</emphasis>) when facet culling is enabled. Facet
culling is initially disabled.
To enable and disable facet culling, call the
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glEnable</refentrytitle></citerefentry> and <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glDisable</refentrytitle></citerefentry> commands
with the argument <constant>GL_CULL_FACE</constant>.
Facets include triangles,
quadrilaterals,
polygons, and
rectangles.
</para>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glFrontFace</refentrytitle></citerefentry> specifies which of the clockwise and counterclockwise facets
are front-facing and back-facing.
See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glFrontFace</refentrytitle></citerefentry>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="notes"><title>Notes</title>
<para>
If <parameter>mode</parameter> is <constant>GL_FRONT_AND_BACK</constant>, no facets are drawn, but other
primitives such as points and lines are drawn.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="errors"><title>Errors</title>
<para>
<constant>GL_INVALID_ENUM</constant> is generated if <parameter>mode</parameter> is not an accepted value.
</para>
<para>
<constant>GL_INVALID_OPERATION</constant> is generated if <function>glCullFace</function>
is executed between the execution of <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glBegin</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
and the corresponding execution of <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glEnd</refentrytitle></citerefentry>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="associatedgets"><title>Associated Gets</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glIsEnabled</refentrytitle></citerefentry> with argument <constant>GL_CULL_FACE</constant>
</para>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glGet</refentrytitle></citerefentry> with argument <constant>GL_CULL_FACE_MODE</constant>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="seealso"><title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glEnable</refentrytitle></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glFrontFace</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="Copyright"><title>Copyright</title>
<para>
Copyright <trademark class="copyright"></trademark> 1991-2006
Silicon Graphics, Inc. This document is licensed under the SGI
Free Software B License. For details, see
<ulink url="http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/">http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/</ulink>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>