man/waffle_get_proc_address.3.xml

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  19     <refentrytitle>waffle_get_proc_address</refentrytitle>
  20     <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
  21   </refmeta>
  22
  23   <refnamediv>
  24     <refname>waffle_get_proc_address</refname>
  25     <refpurpose>Query address of OpenGL functions</refpurpose>
  26   </refnamediv>
  27
  28   <refentryinfo>
  29     <title>Waffle Manual</title>
  30     <productname>waffle</productname>
  31     <xi:include href="common/author-lina.versace.xml"/>
  32     <xi:include href="common/copyright.xml"/>
  33     <xi:include href="common/legalnotice.xml"/>
  34   </refentryinfo>
  35
  36   <refsynopsisdiv>
  37
  38     <funcsynopsis language="C">
  39
  40       <funcsynopsisinfo>
  41 #include &lt;waffle.h&gt;
  42       </funcsynopsisinfo>
  43
  44       <funcprototype>
  45         <funcdef>void* <function>waffle_get_proc_address</function></funcdef>
  46         <paramdef>const char *<parameter>name</parameter></paramdef>
  47       </funcprototype>
  48
  49     </funcsynopsis>
  50   </refsynopsisdiv>
  51
  52   <refsect1>
  53     <title>Description</title>
  54
  55     <variablelist>
  56       <varlistentry>
  57         <term><function>waffle_get_proc_address()</function></term>
  58         <listitem>
  59           <para>
  60             On GLX, this redirects to
  61             <citerefentry><refentrytitle><function>glXGetProcAddress</function></refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
  62
  63             On EGL, this redirects to
  64             <citerefentry><refentrytitle><function>eglGetProcAddress</function></refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
  65
  66             On CGL, this function returns <constant>NULL</constant>
  67
  68             because there exists no <function>CGLGetProcAdress()</function>.
  69
  70             On WGL, this redirects to
  71             <citerefentry><refentrytitle><function>wglGetProcAddress</function></refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
  72           </para>
  73
  74           <para>
  75             Some aspects of this function's behavior are platform-specific and non-intuitive.
  76
  77             For example,
  78
  79             <itemizedlist>
  80               <listitem>
  81                 <para>
  82                   If the queried function is not available,
  83
  84                   <function>waffle_get_proc_address()</function> may return a non-null pointer.
  85                 </para>
  86               </listitem>
  87
  88               <listitem>
  89                 <para>
  90                   If the queried function is statically exposed by the OpenGL library of a given API,
  91
  92                   then <function>waffle_get_proc_address()</function> may return a <constant>NULL</constant>.
  93                 </para>
  94               </listitem>
  95
  96               <listitem>
  97                 <para>
  98                   Under Windows (WGL) a current context must be available before executing the function.
  99
 100                   Otherwise <function>waffle_get_proc_address()</function> may return a <constant>NULL</constant>.
 101                 </para>
 102               </listitem>
 103             </itemizedlist>
 104           </para>
 105
 106           <para>
 107             For details on this function's behavior,
 108
 109             see the specification for the relevant platform:
 110
 111             the <ulink url="http://www.opengl.org/registry/doc/glx1.4.pdf">GLX 1.4 Specification</ulink>
 112
 113             the <ulink url="http://www.khronos.org/registry/egl/specs/eglspec.1.4.20110406.pdf">EGL 1.4 Specification</ulink>
 114
 115             or the <ulink url="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/windows/desktop/dd374386(v=vs.85).aspx">MSDN article</ulink>.
 116           </para>
 117         </listitem>
 118       </varlistentry>
 119     </variablelist>
 120   </refsect1>
 121
 122   <refsect1>
 123     <title>Errors</title>
 124
 125     <xi:include href="common/error-codes.xml"/>
 126
 127     <para>
 128       No errors are specific to any functions listed in this manual page.
 129     </para>
 130   </refsect1>
 131
 132   <xi:include href="common/issues.xml"/>
 133
 134   <refsect1>
 135     <title>See Also</title>
 136     <para>
 137       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>waffle</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 138       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>waffle_dl_sym</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
 139     </para>
 140   </refsect1>
 141
 142 </refentry>
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