<div class="refentry" title="glBufferSubData"><a id="glBufferSubData"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>glBufferSubData — updates a subset of a buffer object's data store.</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv" title="C Specification"><h2>C Specification</h2><div class="funcsynopsis"><table class="funcprototype-table"><tr><td><code class="funcdef">void <b class="fsfunc">glBufferSubData</b>(</code></td><td>GLenum <var class="pdparam">target</var>, </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>GLintptr <var class="pdparam">offset</var>, </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>GLsizeiptr <var class="pdparam">size</var>, </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>const GLvoid * <var class="pdparam">data</var><code>)</code>;</td></tr></table><div class="funcprototype-spacer"> </div></div></div><div class="refsect1" title="Parameters"><a id="parameters"></a><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">

<em class="parameter"><code>target</code></em>

</span></dt><dd><p>

Specifies the target buffer object. The symbolic constant must be

<code class="constant">GL_ARRAY_BUFFER</code>

or <code class="constant">GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER</code>.

</p></dd><dt><span class="term">

<em class="parameter"><code>offset</code></em>

</span></dt><dd><p>Specifies the offset into the buffer object's data store where data

replacement will begin, measured in bytes.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">

<em class="parameter"><code>size</code></em>

</span></dt><dd><p>Specifies the size in bytes of the data store region being replaced.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">

<em class="parameter"><code>data</code></em>

</span></dt><dd><p>

Specifies a pointer to the new data that will be copied into the data store.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" title="Description"><a id="description"></a><h2>Description</h2><p>

<code class="function">glBufferSubData</code> redefines some or all of the data store for the buffer object currently

bound to <em class="parameter"><code>target</code></em>. Data starting at byte offset <em class="parameter"><code>offset</code></em> and

extending for <em class="parameter"><code>size</code></em> bytes is copied to the data store from the memory pointed to by

<em class="parameter"><code>data</code></em>. An error is thrown if <em class="parameter"><code>offset</code></em> and <em class="parameter"><code>size</code></em>

together define a range beyond the bounds of the buffer object's data store.

</p></div><div class="refsect1" title="Notes"><a id="notes"></a><h2>Notes</h2><p>

When replacing the entire data store, consider using <code class="function">glBufferSubData</code> rather

than completely recreating the data store with <code class="function">glBufferData</code>. This avoids the cost of

reallocating the data store.

</p><p>

Consider using multiple buffer objects to avoid stalling the rendering pipeline during data store updates.

If any rendering in the pipeline makes reference to data in the buffer object being updated by

<code class="function">glBufferSubData</code>, especially from the specific region being updated, that rendering must

drain from the pipeline before the data store can be updated.

</p><p>

Clients must align data elements consistent with the requirements of the client

platform, with an additional base-level requirement that an offset within a buffer to

a datum comprising <math overflow="scroll"><mi mathvariant="italic">N</mi></math> bytes be a

multiple of <math overflow="scroll"><mi mathvariant="italic">N</mi></math>.

</p></div><div class="refsect1" title="Errors"><a id="errors"></a><h2>Errors</h2><p>

<code class="constant">GL_INVALID_ENUM</code> is generated if <em class="parameter"><code>target</code></em> is not

<code class="constant">GL_ARRAY_BUFFER</code> or <code class="constant">GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER</code>.

</p><p>

<code class="constant">GL_INVALID_VALUE</code> is generated if <em class="parameter"><code>offset</code></em> or

<em class="parameter"><code>size</code></em> is negative, or if together they define a region of memory

that extends beyond the buffer object's allocated data store.

</p><p>

<code class="constant">GL_INVALID_OPERATION</code> is generated if the reserved buffer object name 0 is bound to <em class="parameter"><code>target</code></em>.

</p></div><div class="refsect1" title="See Also"><a id="seealso"></a><h2>See Also</h2><p>

<a class="citerefentry" href="glBindBuffer"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glBindBuffer</span></span></a>,

<a class="citerefentry" href="glBufferData"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glBufferData</span></span></a>

</p></div><div class="refsect1" title="Copyright"><a id="copyright"></a><h2>Copyright</h2><p>

Copyright © 2003-2004

Silicon Graphics, Inc. This document is licensed under the SGI

Free Software B License. For details, see

<a class="ulink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171022161616/http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/" target="_top">https://web.archive.org/web/20171022161616/http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/</a>.

</p></div></div>