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getbuffer(3G)                                                    getbuffer(3G)



NAME
     getbuffer - indicates which buffers are enabled for writing

C SPECIFICATION
     long getbuffer()

PARAMETERS
     none

FUNCTION RETURN VALUE
     Individual bits in the returned value indicate which buffers are enabled.
     The bits are named:

                         _________________________________
                         |Symbolic Name | Buffer Enabled  |
                         |________________________________|
                         |BCKBUFFER       back buffer     |
                         |FRNTBUFFER      front buffer    |
                         |DRAWZBUFFER     zbuffer drawing |
                         |________________________________|

DESCRIPTION
     getbuffer indicates which buffers are enabled for writing in double
     buffer mode.

SEE ALSO
     backbuffer, doublebuffer, frontbuffer, zdraw

NOTE
     This routine is available only in immediate mode.

     The symbolic return values mentioned above are defined in <gl/get.h>.























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