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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="mathml.xsl"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:pref="http://www.w3.org/2002/Math/preference" pref:renderer="mathplayer-dl"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>glCullFace</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1" /></head><body><div class="refentry"><a id="glCullFace"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>glCullFace — specify whether front- or back-facing facets can be culled</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>C Specification</h2><div class="funcsynopsis"><table border="0" class="funcprototype-table" summary="Function synopsis" style="cellspacing: 0; cellpadding: 0;"><tr><td><code class="funcdef">void <strong class="fsfunc">glCullFace</strong>(</code></td><td>GLenum <var class="pdparam">mode</var><code>)</code>;</td></tr></table><div class="funcprototype-spacer"> </div></div></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="parameters"></a><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
                    Specifies whether front- or back-facing facets are candidates for culling.
                    Symbolic constants
                    <code class="constant">GL_FRONT</code>, <code class="constant">GL_BACK</code>, and <code class="constant">GL_FRONT_AND_BACK</code> are accepted.
                    The initial value is <code class="constant">GL_BACK</code>.
                </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="description"></a><h2>Description</h2><p>
            <code class="function">glCullFace</code> specifies whether front- or back-facing facets are culled
            (as specified by <span class="emphasis"><em>mode</em></span>) when facet culling is enabled. Facet
            culling is initially disabled.
            To enable and disable facet culling, call the
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glEnable.xml"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glEnable</span></span></a> and <a class="citerefentry" href="glDisable.xml"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glDisable</span></span></a> commands
            with the argument <code class="constant">GL_CULL_FACE</code>.
            Facets include triangles,
            quadrilaterals,
            polygons, and
            rectangles.
        </p><p>
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glFrontFace.xml"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glFrontFace</span></span></a> specifies which of the clockwise and counterclockwise facets
            are front-facing and back-facing.
            See <a class="citerefentry" href="glFrontFace.xml"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glFrontFace</span></span></a>.
        </p></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="notes"></a><h2>Notes</h2><p>
            If <em class="parameter"><code>mode</code></em> is <code class="constant">GL_FRONT_AND_BACK</code>, no facets are drawn, but other
            primitives such as points and lines are drawn.
        </p></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="errors"></a><h2>Errors</h2><p>
            <code class="constant">GL_INVALID_ENUM</code> is generated if <em class="parameter"><code>mode</code></em> is not an accepted value.
        </p><p>
            <code class="constant">GL_INVALID_OPERATION</code> is generated if <code class="function">glCullFace</code>
            is executed between the execution of <a class="citerefentry" href="glBegin.xml"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glBegin</span></span></a>
            and the corresponding execution of <a class="citerefentry" href="glEnd.xml"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glEnd</span></span></a>.
        </p></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="associatedgets"></a><h2>Associated Gets</h2><p>
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glIsEnabled.xml"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glIsEnabled</span></span></a> with argument <code class="constant">GL_CULL_FACE</code>
        </p><p>
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glGet.xml"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glGet</span></span></a> with argument <code class="constant">GL_CULL_FACE_MODE</code>
        </p></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="seealso"></a><h2>See Also</h2><p>
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glEnable.xml"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glEnable</span></span></a>,
            <a class="citerefentry" href="glFrontFace.xml"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">glFrontFace</span></span></a>
        </p></div><div class="refsect1"><a id="Copyright"></a><h2>Copyright</h2><p>
            Copyright <span class="trademark"></span>© 1991-2006
            Silicon Graphics, Inc. This document is licensed under the SGI
            Free Software B License. For details, see
            <a class="ulink" href="http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/" target="_top">http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/</a>.
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