glGetPointerv

The glGetPointerv function returns the address of a vertex data array.

void glGetPointerv(
  GLenum pname,  GLvoid **params);

Parameters

• pname
  The type of array pointer to return from the following symbolic constants: GL_COLOR_ARRAY_POINTER, GL_EDGE_FLAG_ARRAY_POINTER, GL_FEEDBACK_BUFFER_POINTER, GL_INDEX_ARRAY_POINTER, GL_NORMAL_ARRAY_POINTER, GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY_POINTER, GL_SELECTION_BUFFER_POINTER, and GL_VERTEX_ARRAY_POINTER.
• params
  Returns the value of the array pointer specified by pname.

Remarks

The glGetPointerv function returns array pointer information. The pname parameter is a symbolic constant specifying the kind of array pointer to return, and params is a pointer to a location to place the returned data.

Error Codes

The following is the error code generated and its condition.

Requirements

**  Windows NT/2000:** Requires Windows NT 4.0 or later.
**  Windows 95/98:** Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
**  Header:** Declared in Gl.h.
**  Library:** Use Opengl32.lib.

See Also

glArrayElement, glColorPointer, glDrawArrays, glEdgeFlagPointer, glGetString, glIndexPointer, glNormalPointer, glTexCoordPointer, glVertexPointer