<div class="refentry"><a id="glBeginTransformFeedback"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>glBeginTransformFeedback — start transform feedback operation</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>C Specification</h2><div class="funcsynopsis"><table class="funcprototype-table" style="cellspacing: 0; cellpadding: 0;"><tr><td><code class="funcdef">void <strong class="fsfunc">glBeginTransformFeedback</strong>(</code></td><td>GLenum <var class="pdparam">primitiveMode</var><code>)</code>;</td></tr></table><div class="funcprototype-spacer"> </div></div></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="parameters"></a><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>primitiveMode</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>

Specify the output type of the primitives that will be recorded into the

buffer objects that are bound for transform feedback.

</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>C Specification</h2><div class="funcsynopsis"><table class="funcprototype-table" style="cellspacing: 0; cellpadding: 0;"><tr><td><code class="funcdef">void <strong class="fsfunc">glEndTransformFeedback</strong>(</code></td><td><var class="pdparam">void</var><code>)</code>;</td></tr></table><div class="funcprototype-spacer"> </div></div></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="description"></a><h2>Description</h2><p>

Transform feedback mode captures the values of varying variables written by the vertex shader (or, if active, the geometry shader).

Transform feedback is said to be active after a call to <code class="function">glBeginTransformFeedback</code>

until a subsequent call to <a class="citerefentry" href="glEndTransformFeedback"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glEndTransformFeedback</span></span></a>.

Transform feedback commands must be paired.

</p><p>

If no geometry shader is present, while transform feedback is active the <em class="parameter"><code>mode</code></em> parameter to

<a class="citerefentry" href="glDrawArrays"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glDrawArrays</span></span></a> must match those specified

in the following table:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th><span class="bold"><strong>

Transform Feedback <em class="parameter"><code>primitiveMode</code></em>

</strong></span></th><th><span class="bold"><strong>

Allowed Render Primitive <em class="parameter"><code>modes</code></em>

</strong></span></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

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

</td><td>

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

</td></tr><tr><td>

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

</td><td>

<code class="constant">GL_LINES</code>, <code class="constant">GL_LINE_LOOP</code>, <code class="constant">GL_LINE_STRIP</code>,

<code class="constant">GL_LINES_ADJACENCY</code>, <code class="constant">GL_LINE_STRIP_ADJACENCY</code>

</td></tr><tr><td>

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

</td><td>

<code class="constant">GL_TRIANGLES</code>, <code class="constant">GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP</code>, <code class="constant">GL_TRIANGLE_FAN</code>,

<code class="constant">GL_TRIANGLES_ADJACENCY</code>, <code class="constant">GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP_ADJACENCY</code>

</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>

If a geometry shader is present, the output primitive type from the geometry shader must match those

provided in the following table:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th><span class="bold"><strong>

Transform Feedback <em class="parameter"><code>primitiveMode</code></em>

</strong></span></th><th><span class="bold"><strong>

Allowed Geometry Shader Output Primitive Type

</strong></span></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

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

</td><td>

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

</td></tr><tr><td>

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

</td><td>

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

</td></tr><tr><td>

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

</td><td>

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

</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>

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

Geometry shaders, and the <code class="constant">GL_TRIANGLES_ADJACENCY</code>, <code class="constant">GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP_ADJACENCY</code>,

<code class="constant">GL_LINES_ADJACENCY</code> and <code class="constant">GL_LINE_STRIP_ADJACENCY</code> primtive modes are available

only if the GL version is 3.2 or greater.

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

<code class="constant">GL_INVALID_OPERATION</code> is generated if <code class="function">glBeginTransformFeedback</code> is executed

while transform feedback is active.

</p><p>

<code class="constant">GL_INVALID_OPERATION</code> is generated if <code class="function">glEndTransformFeedback</code> is executed

while transform feedback is not active.

</p><p>

<code class="constant">GL_INVALID_OPERATION</code> is generated by <a class="citerefentry" href="glDrawArrays"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glDrawArrays</span></span></a>

if no geometry shader is present, transform feedback is active and <em class="parameter"><code>mode</code></em> is not one of the allowed modes.

</p><p>

<code class="constant">GL_INVALID_OPERATION</code> is generated by <a class="citerefentry" href="glDrawArrays"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glDrawArrays</span></span></a>

if a geometry shader is present, transform feedback is active and the output primitive type of the geometry shader does not

match the transform feedback <em class="parameter"><code>primitiveMode</code></em>.

</p><p>

<code class="constant">GL_INVALID_OPERATION</code> is generated by <code class="function">glEndTransformFeedback</code> if any binding

point used in transform feedback mode does not have a buffer object bound.

</p><p>

<code class="constant">GL_INVALID_OPERATION</code> is generated by <code class="function">glEndTransformFeedback</code> if no binding

points would be used, either because no program object is active of because the active program object has specified

no varying variables to record.

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

Copyright © 2010 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.

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