OpenGL® SuperBible, Third Edition

Chapter 20. Low-Level Shading: Coding to the Metal

by Benjamin Lipchak

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS CHAPTER:

How To	Functions You'll Use
Specify shader text	glProgramStringARB
Switch between shaders	GlBindProgramARB
Create and delete shaders	glGenProgramsARB/glDeleteProgramsARB
Set program parameters	glProgramEnvParameter*ARB/glProgramLocalParameter*ARB
Query program parameters	glGetProgramEnvParameter*ARB/glGetProgramLocalParameter*ARB
Set vertex attributes	glVertexAttrib*ARB/glVertexAttribPointerARB
	glEnableVertexAttribArrayARB/glDisableVertexAttribArrayARB
Query vertex attributes	glGetVertexAttrib*vARB/glGetVertexAttribPointervARB
Query program object state	glGetProgramivARB/glGetProgramStringARB/glIsProgramARB

Low-level shaders provide relatively direct access to ...