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<refentry id="glBufferData">
<refentryinfo>
<copyright>
<year>2005</year>
<holder>Sams Publishing</holder>
</copyright>
<copyright>
<year>2010-2013</year>
<holder>Khronos Group</holder>
</copyright>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>glBufferData</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3G</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>glBufferData</refname>
<refpurpose>creates and initializes a buffer object's data store</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv><title>C Specification</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>void <function>glBufferData</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>GLenum <parameter>target</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>GLsizeiptr <parameter>size</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>const GLvoid * <parameter>data</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>GLenum <parameter>usage</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="parameters"><title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>target</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the target buffer object.
The symbolic constant must be
<constant>GL_ARRAY_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_COPY_WRITE_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_DRAW_INDIRECT_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_DISPATCH_INDIRECT_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_QUERY_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_SHADER_STORAGE_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER</constant>,
<constant>GL_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_BUFFER</constant>, or
<constant>GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER</constant>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>size</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the size in bytes of the buffer object's new data store.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>data</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies a pointer to data that will be copied into the data store for initialization,
or <constant>NULL</constant> if no data is to be copied.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>usage</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the expected usage pattern of the data store. The symbolic constant must be
<constant>GL_STREAM_DRAW</constant>, <constant>GL_STREAM_READ</constant>, <constant>GL_STREAM_COPY</constant>,
<constant>GL_STATIC_DRAW</constant>, <constant>GL_STATIC_READ</constant>, <constant>GL_STATIC_COPY</constant>,
<constant>GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW</constant>, <constant>GL_DYNAMIC_READ</constant>, or <constant>GL_DYNAMIC_COPY</constant>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="description"><title>Description</title>
<para>
<function>glBufferData</function> creates a new data store for the buffer object currently bound to
<parameter>target</parameter>. Any pre-existing data store is deleted. The new data store is created with the
specified <parameter>size</parameter> in bytes and <parameter>usage</parameter>. If <parameter>data</parameter>
is not <constant>NULL</constant>, the data store is initialized with data from this pointer. In its initial
state, the new data store is not mapped, it has a <constant>NULL</constant> mapped pointer, and its mapped access
is <constant>GL_READ_WRITE</constant>.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>usage</parameter> is a hint to the GL implementation as to how a buffer object's data store will be
accessed. This enables the GL implementation to make more intelligent decisions that may significantly
impact buffer object performance. It does not, however, constrain the actual usage of the data store.
<parameter>usage</parameter> can be broken down into two parts: first, the frequency of access (modification
and usage), and second, the nature of that access. The frequency of access may be one of these:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>STREAM</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The data store contents will be modified once and used at most a few times.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>STATIC</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The data store contents will be modified once and used many times.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>DYNAMIC</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The data store contents will be modified repeatedly and used many times.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
The nature of access may be one of these:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>DRAW</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The data store contents are modified by the application, and used as the source for GL drawing and
image specification commands.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>READ</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The data store contents are modified by reading data from the GL, and used to return that data
when queried by the application.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>COPY</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The data store contents are modified by reading data from the GL, and used as the source for GL
drawing and image specification commands.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="notes"><title>Notes</title>
<para>
If <parameter>data</parameter> is <constant>NULL</constant>, a data store of the specified size is still created,
but its contents remain uninitialized and thus undefined.
</para>
<para>
Clients must align data elements consistently with the requirements of the client
platform, with an additional base-level requirement that an offset within a buffer to
a datum comprising <inlineequation><mml:math><mml:mi mathvariant="italic">N</mml:mi></mml:math></inlineequation> bytes be a
multiple of <inlineequation><mml:math><mml:mi mathvariant="italic">N</mml:mi></mml:math></inlineequation>.
</para>
<para>
The <constant>GL_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFER</constant> target is available only if the GL version
is 4.2 or greater.
</para>
<para>
The <constant>GL_DISPATCH_INDIRECT_BUFFER</constant> and <constant>GL_SHADER_STORAGE_BUFFER</constant> targets are available only if the GL version
is 4.3 or greater.
</para>
<para>
The <constant>GL_QUERY_BUFFER</constant> target is available only if the GL version is 4.4 or greater.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="errors"><title>Errors</title>
<para>
<constant>GL_INVALID_ENUM</constant> is generated if <parameter>target</parameter> is not
one of the accepted buffer targets.
</para>
<para>
<constant>GL_INVALID_ENUM</constant> is generated if <parameter>usage</parameter> is not
<constant>GL_STREAM_DRAW</constant>, <constant>GL_STREAM_READ</constant>, <constant>GL_STREAM_COPY</constant>,
<constant>GL_STATIC_DRAW</constant>, <constant>GL_STATIC_READ</constant>, <constant>GL_STATIC_COPY</constant>,
<constant>GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW</constant>, <constant>GL_DYNAMIC_READ</constant>, or <constant>GL_DYNAMIC_COPY</constant>.
</para>
<para>
<constant>GL_INVALID_VALUE</constant> is generated if <parameter>size</parameter> is negative.
</para>
<para>
<constant>GL_INVALID_OPERATION</constant> is generated if the reserved buffer object name 0 is bound to <parameter>target</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
<constant>GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY</constant> is generated if the GL is unable to create a data store with the specified <parameter>size</parameter>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="associatedgets"><title>Associated Gets</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glGetBufferSubData</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
</para>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glGetBufferParameter</refentrytitle></citerefentry> with argument <constant>GL_BUFFER_SIZE</constant> or <constant>GL_BUFFER_USAGE</constant>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="seealso"><title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glBindBuffer</refentrytitle></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glBufferSubData</refentrytitle></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glMapBuffer</refentrytitle></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>glUnmapBuffer</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="Copyright"><title>Copyright</title>
<para>
Copyright <trademark class="copyright"></trademark> 2005 Addison-Wesley.
Copyright <trademark class="copyright"></trademark> 2010-2013 Khronos Group.
This material may be distributed subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Open Publication License, v 1.0, 8 June 1999.
<ulink url="http://opencontent.org/openpub/">http://opencontent.org/openpub/</ulink>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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