GLLISTBASE(3G)

📦 version 1.1, in centos-stream 9, fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 GLLISTBASE — bestie, it's in the 3G manual 💖

okay so welcome to glListBase (yes, that's GLLISTBASE(3G), the OpenGL one, not to be confused with anything else) — it's the lil' function that sets the display-list base for glCallLists. tiny function, big main character energy ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

glListBase — set the display-list base for glCallLists 💅

✨ C SPECIFICATION ✨

void glListBase( GLuint base )

that's it. that's the whole signature. no return value, no drama, just vibes 🦋

🌸 PARAMETERS 🌸

  • base — an integer offset, and it gets added to your glCallLists offsets to generate display-list names. the initial value is 0. so if you never call this, base is just chillin' at zero 🍓

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

okay so here's the tea ☕ glCallLists specifies an array of offsets. the display-list names? those get generated by adding base to each offset. so like, base + offset = name, no cap 🧮

names that reference valid display lists get executed. the others? ignored. literally just skipped, no error, no yelling, nothing. they get ghosted 👻

💀 ERRORS 💀

GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if glListBase is executed between the execution of glBegin and the corresponding execution of glEnd.

so like, do NOT call this inside a glBegin/glEnd pair. that's the forbidden zone bestie, the error will absolutely show up 😭

🫶 ASSOCIATED GETS 🫶

glGet with argument GL_LIST_BASE — that's how you peek at what base is set to rn 👀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • glCallLists(3G) — the whole reason this function exists fr fr

okay that's the page!! short and iconic, honestly a serve 💅✨

this was GLLISTBASE(3G) — the 3G manual, same as the header said. mwah, bye bestie 🎀🦋💖

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