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OpenGL 1.1 for AIX: Reference Manual

glMatrixMode Subroutine

Purpose

Specifies the current matrix.

Library

OpenGL C bindings library: libGL.a

C Syntax

void glMatrixMode(GLenum Mode)

Parameters

Mode Specifies which matrix stack is the target for subsequent matrix operations. The following three values are accepted:

Description

The glMatrixMode subroutine sets the current matrix mode. The Mode parameter can assume one of the following three values:

GL_MODELVIEW Applies subsequent matrix operations to the model view matrix stack.
GL_PROJECTION Applies subsequent matrix operations to the projection matrix stack.
GL_TEXTURE Applies subsequent matrix operations to the texture matrix stack.

Associated Gets

Associated gets for the glMatrixMode subroutine are as follows. (See the glGet subroutine for more information.)

glGet with argument GL_MATRIX_MODE.

Errors

GL_INVALID_ENUM Mode is not an accepted value.
GL_INVALID_OPERATION The glMatrixMode subroutine is called between a call to glBegin and the corresponding call to glEnd.

Files

/usr/include/GL/gl.h Contains C language constants, variable type definitions, and ANSI function prototypes for OpenGL.

Related Information

The glBegin or glEnd subroutine, glLoadMatrix subroutine, glPushMatrix subroutine.

OpenGL Overview.


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