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swapbuffers()  —  Silicon Graphics

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 2.4  —  May 08, 1986

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