Sets function and reference values for stencil testing.
OpenGL C bindings library: libGL.a
void glStencilFunc(GLenum Function, GLint Reference, GLuint Mask)
Stenciling, like z-buffering, enables and disables drawing on a per-pixel basis. You draw into the stencil planes using GL drawing primitives, and then render geometry and images, using the stencil planes to mask out portions of the screen. Stenciling is typically used in multipass rendering algorithms to achieve special effects, such as decals, outlining, and constructive solid geometry rendering.
The stencil test conditionally eliminates a pixel based on the outcome of a comparison between the reference value and the value in the stencil buffer. The test is enabled by the glEnable and glDisable subroutines with the GL_STENCIL argument. Actions taken based on the outcome of the stencil test are specified with the glStencilOp subroutine.
The Function parameter is a symbolic constant that determines the stencil comparison function. It accepts one of the eight following values. The Reference parameter is an integer reference value that is used in the stencil comparison. It is clamped to the range [0,2n-1], where n is the number of bit planes in the stencil buffer. The Mask parameter is bitwise ANDed with both the reference value and the stored stencil value, with the ANDed values participating in the comparison.
If stencil represents the value stored in the corresponding stencil buffer location, the following list shows the effect of each comparison function that can be specified by the Function parameter. Only if the comparison succeeds is the pixel passed through to the next stage in the rasterization process. (See the glStencilOp subroutine for information on setting stencil test actions.) All tests treat stencil values as unsigned integers in the range [0,2n-1], where n is the number of bit planes in the stencil buffer.
The following values are accepted by the Function parameter:
Initially, the stencil test is disabled. If there is no stencil buffer, no stencil modification can occur and it is as if the stencil test always passes.
| GL_INVALID_ENUM | Function is not one of the eight accepted values. |
| GL_INVALID_OPERATION | The glStencilFunc subroutine is called between a call to glBegin and the corresponding call to glEnd. |
Associated gets for the glStencilFunc subroutine are as follows. (See the glGet subroutine.)
glGet with argument GL_STENCIL_FUNC
glGet with argument GL_STENCIL_VALUE_MASK
glGet with argument GL_STENCIL_REF
glGet with argument GL_STENCIL_BITS
glIsEnabled with argument GL_STENCIL_TEST.
| /usr/include/GL/gl.h | Contains C language constants, variable type definitions, and ANSI function prototypes for OpenGL. |
The glAlphaFunc subroutine, glBegin or glEnd subroutine, glBlendFunc subroutine, glDepthFunc subroutine, glEnable or glDisable subroutine, glLogicOp subroutine, glStencilOp subroutine.