glGetPointerv(3G)	       OpenGL Reference		     glGetPointerv(3G)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     glGetPointerv - return the	address	of the specified pointer

C SPECIFICATION    [Toc]    [Back]

     void glGetPointerv( GLenum	pname,
			 GLvoid* *params )

PARAMETERS    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     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.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     GL_INVALID_ENUM is	generated if pname is not an accepted value.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     glArrayElement, glColorPointer, glDrawArrays, glEdgeFlagPointer,
     glFeedbackBuffer, glIndexPointer, glInterleavedArrays, glNormalPointer,
     glSelectBuffer, glTexCoordPointer,	glVertexPointer


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