OpenGLUtils.hpp File Reference

Helper functions to work with OpenGL 3.0+. More...

#include <glad/gl.h>
#include <glm/glm.hpp>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>

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Namespaces
namespace	CSCI441
	CSCI441 Helper Functions for OpenGL.
namespace	OpenGLUtils
	contains OpenGL Utility functions

Functions
void	CSCI441::OpenGLUtils::printOpenGLInfo ()
	Prints information about our OpenGL context.
void	CSCI441::OpenGLUtils::printOpenGLExtensions ()
	Prints the list of available extensions.
void	CSCI441::OpenGLUtils::checkOpenGLErrors ()
	Checks if there are any OpenGL errors, printing them if so, and clearing the error flag.
const char *	CSCI441::OpenGLUtils::openGLErrorMessage (GLenum err)
	Converts error value to string representation.
const char *	CSCI441::OpenGLUtils::debugSourceToString (GLenum source)
	Converts debug source value to string representation.
const char *	CSCI441::OpenGLUtils::debugTypeToString (GLenum type)
	Converts debug type value to string representation.
const char *	CSCI441::OpenGLUtils::debugSeverityToString (GLenum severity)
	Converts debug severity value to string representation.

Detailed Description

Helper functions to work with OpenGL 3.0+.

Author

Dr. Jeffrey Paone

Copyright

MIT License Copyright (c) 2017 Dr. Jeffrey Paone

These functions, classes, and constants help minimize common code that needs to be written.

Warning

NOTE: This header file depends upon GLAD (or alternatively GLEW)

NOTE: This header file depends upon glm

Function Documentation

debugSeverityToString()

const char * CSCI441::OpenGLUtils::debugSeverityToString ( GLenum  severity )

inline

Converts debug severity value to string representation.

Parameters

severity

debug severity

Returns

severity of debug message

debugSourceToString()

const char * CSCI441::OpenGLUtils::debugSourceToString ( GLenum  source )

inline

Converts debug source value to string representation.

Parameters

source

debug source

Returns

name of debug source

debugTypeToString()

const char * CSCI441::OpenGLUtils::debugTypeToString ( GLenum  type )

inline

Converts debug type value to string representation.

Parameters

type	debug type

Returns

type of debug message

openGLErrorMessage()

const char * CSCI441::OpenGLUtils::openGLErrorMessage ( GLenum  err )

inline

Converts error value to string representation.

Parameters

err	OpenGL error code

Returns

name of error