NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

C
swapbuffers()

FORTRAN
subroutine swapbu

Pascal
procedure swapbuffers;

DESCRIPTION

The swapbuffers command 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, sync

NOTE

This command can only be used in immediate mode. 

Silicon Graphics  —  R1c