NAME

swapbuffers - swaps the front and back buffers in double buffer mode

SPECIFICATION

C
swapbuffers()

FORTRAN
subroutine swapbu

Pascal
procedure swapbuffers;

DESCRIPTION

swapbuffers swaps the front and back buffers in double buffer mode during the next vertical retrace period.  After an image is drawn in the back buffer, a swapbuffers command displays it.  swapbuffers is ignored in single buffer or RGB mode. 

SEE ALSO

backbuffer, doublebuffer, frontbuffer, swapinterval, gsync

Version 2.3  —  July 04, 1985