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GL3.2 Version 4.1 for AIX: Programming Concepts

Querying the System

Certain GL subroutines obtain information about various processes in or aspects of the system. These include current cursor characteristics, maximum character height in the current raster font, and the current display, color map, or drawing mode.

Other subroutines furnish lists, such as the blkqread subroutine, which reads a block of event queue entries, and the getdev subroutine, which polls the specified valuators.

List of GL Query Subroutines

blkqread
                          Reads multiple entries from the event queue.
genobj
                          Returns a unique integer for use as an object identifier.
gentag
                          Returns a unique integer for use as a tag number.
getbackface
                          Indicates whether backfacing polygon removal is on or off.
getbuffer
                          Indicates which buffers are enabled for drawing.
getbutton
                          Returns the current state of a button.
getcmmode
                          Returns the organization of the current color map.
getcolor
                          Returns the current color in color map mode.
getcpos
                          Returns the current character position.
getcursor
                          Returns the cursor characteristics.
getdcm
                          Indicates whether depth-cue mode is on or off.
getdescender
                          Returns the baseline extent of the longest character descender.
getdev
                          Reads a list of valuators.
getdisplaymode
                          Returns the current display mode.
getdrawmode
                          Returns the current drawing mode.
getfont
                          Returns the current raster font number.
getgdesc
                          Returns information about currently installed graphics hardware.
getgpos
                          Gets the current graphics position.
getheight
                          Returns the maximum character height in the current raster font.
getlsrepeat
                          Returns the linestyle repeat count.
getlstyle
                          Returns the current linestyle.
getlwidth
                          Returns the current linewidth.
getmap
                          Returns the number of the current color map.
getmatrix
                          Gets a copy of the current transformation matrix.
getmcolor
                          Gets a copy of the RGB values for a color map entry.
getmcolors
                          Returns a range of color map RGB values.
getmmode
                          Returns the current matrix mode.
getnurbsproperty
                          Returns the current value of a trimmed NURBS surfaces display property.
getopenobj
                          Returns the current open object.
getorigin
                          Returns the position of a window.
getpattern
                          Returns the index of the current fill pattern.
getplanes
                          Returns the number of available bitplanes.
getscrmask
                          Returns the current screenmask.
getsize
                          Returns the size of a window.
getsm
                          Returns the current shading style used to draw filled polygons.
getvaluator
                          Returns the current state of a valuator.
getviewport
                          Gets a copy of the dimensions of the current viewport.
getwritemask
                          Returns the current writemask.
getzbuffer
                          Indicates whether z-buffering is on or off.
gRGBcolor
                          Returns the current color in RGB mode.
gRGBmask
                          Returns the current RGB writemask.
gversion
                          Returns the version of GL being used.
qread
                          Reads the first entry in the event queue.
strwidth
                          Returns the width of the specified text string.
winget
                          Returns the identifier of the current window.

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