2003-2004 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
glColorMask 3G
glColorMask enable and disable writing of color buffer components

## C Specification

void `glColorMask` GLboolean red GLboolean green GLboolean blue GLboolean alpha

## Parameters

red, green, blue, alpha

  Specify whether red, green, blue, and alpha can or cannot be written into the color buffer. The initial values are all `GL_TRUE`, indicating that all color components can be written.

## Description

`glColorMask` specifies whether the individual components in the color buffer can or cannot be written. If red is `GL_FALSE`, for example, no change is made to the red component of any pixel in the color buffer, regardless of the drawing operation attempted, including glClear.

Changes to individual bits of components cannot be controlled. Rather, changes are either enabled or disabled for entire color components.

## See Also

glClear, glColor, glColorPointer, glDepthMask, glStencilMask

## Copyright

Copyright 2003-2004 Silicon Graphics, Inc. This document is licensed under the SGI Free Software B License. For details, see http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/.