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| al_create_vertex_buffer(3) | al_create_vertex_buffer(3) |
NAME¶
al_create_vertex_buffer - Allegro 5 API
SYNOPSIS¶
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#include <allegro5/allegro_primitives.h> ALLEGRO_VERTEX_BUFFER* al_create_vertex_buffer(ALLEGRO_VERTEX_DECL* decl,
const void* initial_data, int num_vertices, int flags)
DESCRIPTION¶
Creates a vertex buffer. Can return NULL if the buffer could not be created (e.g. the system only supports write-only buffers).
Note:
This is an advanced feature, often unsupported on lower-end video cards. Be extra mindful of this function failing and make arrangements for fallback drawing functionality or a nice error message for users with such lower-end cards.
Parameters:
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- decl - Vertex type that this buffer will hold. NULL implies that this buffer will hold ALLEGRO_VERTEX(3) vertices
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- initial_data - Memory buffer to copy from to initialize the vertex buffer. Can be NULL, in which case the buffer is uninitialized.
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- num_vertices - Number of vertices the buffer will hold
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- flags - A combination of the ALLEGRO_PRIM_BUFFER_FLAGS(3) flags specifying how this buffer will be created. Passing 0 is the same as passing ALLEGRO_PRIM_BUFFER_STATIC.
SINCE¶
5.1.3
SEE ALSO¶
| Allegro reference manual |