OpenGLRaw-2.6.0.0: A raw binding for the OpenGL graphics system

Copyright | (c) Sven Panne 2015
License | BSD3
Maintainer | Sven Panne <svenpanne@gmail.com>
Stability | stable
Portability | portable
Safe Haskell | None
Language | Haskell2010

Graphics.Rendering.OpenGL.Raw.GetProcAddress

Contents

- Unchecked retrieval
- Checked retrieval
- Version info and extensions

Description

This module offers a portable way to retrieve OpenGL functions and extension entries, providing a portability layer upon platform-specific mechanisms like `glXGetProcAddress`, `wglGetProcAddress` or `NSAddressOfSymbol`.

Note that finding an OpenGL entry point doesn't mean that it's actually usable: On most platforms entry points are context-independent, so you have to check the available extensions and/or OpenGL version, too.

Synopsis

- getProcAddress :: MonadIO m => String -> m (FunPtr a)
- getProcAddressWithSuffixes :: MonadIO m => String -> [String] -> m (FunPtr a)
- getExtension :: MonadIO m => String -> m (FunPtr a)
- getProcAddressChecked :: MonadIO m => String -> m (FunPtr a)
- getProcAddressWithSuffixesChecked :: MonadIO m => String -> [String] -> m (FunPtr a)
- getExtensionChecked :: MonadIO m => String -> m (FunPtr a)
- getVersion :: MonadIO m => m (Int, Int)
- version :: (Int, Int)
- getExtensions :: MonadIO m => m (Set String)
- extensions :: Set String

# Unchecked retrieval

getProcAddress :: MonadIO m => String -> m (FunPtr a)

Retrieve an OpenGL function by name. Returns `nullFunPtr` when no function with the given name was found.

getProcAddressWithSuffixes :: MonadIO m => String -> [String] -> m (FunPtr a)

Retrieve an OpenGL function by name, trying a list of name suffixes in the given order. Returns `nullFunPtr` when no function with the given name plus any of the suffixes was found.

getExtension :: MonadIO m => String -> m (FunPtr a)

Retrieve an OpenGL function by name, additionally trying a list of all known vendor suffixes. Returns `nullFunPtr` when no function with the given name plus any of the suffixes was found.

# Checked retrieval

getProcAddressChecked :: MonadIO m => String -> m (FunPtr a)

Retrieve an OpenGL function by name. Throws an `userError` when no function with the given name was found.

getProcAddressWithSuffixesChecked :: MonadIO m => String -> [String] -> m (FunPtr a)

Retrieve an OpenGL function by name, trying a list of name suffixes in the given order. Throws an `userError` when no function with the given name plus any of the suffixes was found.

getExtensionChecked :: MonadIO m => String -> m (FunPtr a)

Retrieve an OpenGL function by name, additionally trying a list of all known vendor suffixes. Throws an `userError` when no function with the given name plus any of the suffixes was found.

# Version info and extensions

getVersion :: MonadIO m => m (Int, Int)

Retrieve the OpenGL version, split into major and minor version numbers.

version :: (Int, Int)

The OpenGL version, split into major and minor version numbers. Note that in the presence of multiple contexts with different capabilities, this might be wrong. Use `getVersion` in those cases instead.

getExtensions :: MonadIO m => m (Set String)

Retrieve the set of all available OpenGL extensions.

extensions :: Set String

The set of all available OpenGL extensions. Note that in the presence of multiple contexts with different capabilities, this might be wrong. Use `getExtensions` in those cases instead.