sdk/docs/man/eglSurfaceAttrib.xml

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    <info>
         <copyright>
             <year>2003-2014</year>
             <holder>The Khronos Group Inc.</holder>
         </copyright>
    </info>
    <refmeta>
        <refentrytitle>eglSurfaceAttrib</refentrytitle>
        <manvolnum>3G</manvolnum>
    </refmeta>
    <refnamediv>
        <refname>eglSurfaceAttrib</refname>
        <refpurpose>
            set an <acronym>EGL</acronym> surface attribute
        </refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsynopsisdiv>
        <title>C Specification</title>
        <funcsynopsis>
            <funcprototype>
                <funcdef>EGLBoolean <function>eglSurfaceAttrib</function></funcdef>
                <paramdef>EGLDisplay <parameter>display</parameter></paramdef>
                <paramdef>EGLSurface <parameter>surface</parameter></paramdef>
                <paramdef>EGLint <parameter>attribute</parameter></paramdef>
                <paramdef>EGLint <parameter>value</parameter></paramdef>
            </funcprototype>
        </funcsynopsis>
    </refsynopsisdiv>
    <refsect1 xml:id="parameters"><title>Parameters</title>
        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><parameter>display</parameter></term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        Specifies the EGL display connection.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><parameter>surface</parameter></term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        Specifies the EGL surface.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><parameter>attribute</parameter></term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        Specifies the EGL surface attribute to set.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><parameter>value</parameter></term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        Specifies the attributes required value.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>
    </refsect1>
    <refsect1 xml:id="description"><title>Description</title>
        <para>
            <function>eglSurfaceAttrib</function> sets the value of
            <parameter>attribute</parameter> for
            <parameter>surface</parameter> to
            <parameter>value</parameter>.
            <parameter>attribute</parameter> can be one of the
            following:
        </para>
        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><constant>EGL_MIPMAP_LEVEL</constant></term>
                <listitem><para>
                    For mipmap textures, the
                    <constant>EGL_MIPMAP_LEVEL</constant> attribute
                    indicates which level of the mipmap should be
                    rendered. If the value of this attribute is outside
                    the range of supported mipmap levels, the closest
                    valid mipmap level is selected for rendering. The
                    default value is <constant>0</constant>.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><constant>EGL_MULTISAMPLE_RESOLVE</constant></term>
                <listitem>
                <para>
                    Specifies the filter to use when resolving the
                    multisample buffer (this may occur when swapping or
                    copying the surface, or when changing the client API
                    context bound to the surface). A
                    <parameter>value</parameter> of
                    <constant>EGL_MULTISAMPLE_RESOLVE_DEFAULT</constant>
                    chooses the default implementation-defined filtering
                    method, while
                    <constant>EGL_MULTISAMPLE_RESOLVE_BOX</constant>
                    chooses a one-pixel wide box filter placing equal
                    weighting on all multisample values.
                </para>
                <para>
                    The initial value of
                    <constant>EGL_MULTISAMPLE_RESOLVE</constant> is
                    <constant>EGL_MULTISAMPLE_RESOLVE_DEFAULT</constant>.
                </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><constant>EGL_SWAP_BEHAVIOR</constant></term>
                <listitem>
                <para>
                    Specifies the effect on the color buffer of posting
                    a surface with
                    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>eglSwapBuffers</refentrytitle></citerefentry>.
                    A <parameter>value</parameter> of
                    <constant>EGL_BUFFER_PRESERVED</constant> indicates
                    that color buffer contents are unaffected, while
                    <constant>EGL_BUFFER_DESTROYED</constant> indicates
                    that color buffer contents may be destroyed or
                    changed by the operation.
                </para>
                <para>
                    The initial value of
                    <constant>EGL_SWAP_BEHAVIOR</constant> is chosen by
                    the implementation.
                </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>
    </refsect1>
    <refsect1 xml:id="notes"><title>Notes</title>
        <para>
            Attribute <constant>EGL_MULTISAMPLE_RESOLVE</constant> is
            supported only if the EGL version is 1.4 or greater.
        </para>
        <para>
            Attribute <constant>EGL_SWAP_BEHAVIOR</constant> is
            supported only if the EGL version is 1.2 or greater.
        </para>
        <para>
            If the value of pbuffer attribute
            <constant>EGL_TEXTURE_FORMAT</constant> is
            <constant>EGL_NO_TEXTURE</constant>, the value of attribute
            <constant>EGL_TEXTURE_TARGET</constant> is
            <constant>EGL_NO_TEXTURE</constant>, or
            <parameter>surface</parameter> is not a pbuffer, then
            attribute <constant>EGL_MIPMAP_LEVEL</constant> may be set,
            but has no effect.
        </para>
    </refsect1>
    <refsect1 xml:id="errors"><title>Errors</title>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_FALSE</constant> is returned on failure,
            <constant>EGL_TRUE</constant> otherwise.
        </para>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_BAD_DISPLAY</constant> is generated if
            <parameter>display</parameter> is not an EGL display connection.
        </para>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_BAD_MATCH</constant> is generated if
            <parameter>attribute</parameter> is
            <constant>EGL_MULTISAMPLE_RESOLVE</constant>,
            <parameter>value</parameter> is
            <constant>EGL_MULTISAMPLE_RESOLVE_BOX</constant>, and the
            <constant>EGL_SURFACE_TYPE</constant> attribute of the
            <type>EGLConfig</type> used to create
            <parameter>surface</parameter> does not contain
            <constant>EGL_MULTISAMPLE_RESOLVE_BOX_BIT</constant>.
        </para>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_BAD_MATCH</constant> is generated if
            <parameter>attribute</parameter> is
            <constant>EGL_SWAP_BEHAVIOR</constant>,
            <parameter>value</parameter> is
            <constant>EGL_BUFFER_PRESERVED</constant>, and the
            <constant>EGL_SURFACE_TYPE</constant> attribute of the
            <type>EGLConfig</type> used to create
            <parameter>surface</parameter> does not contain
            <constant>EGL_SWAP_BEHAVIOR_PRESERVED_BIT</constant>.
        </para>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED</constant> is generated if
            <parameter>display</parameter> has not been initialized.
        </para>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_BAD_SURFACE</constant> is generated if
            <parameter>surface</parameter> is not an EGL surface.
        </para>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_BAD_ATTRIBUTE</constant> is generated if
            <parameter>attribute</parameter> is not a valid surface attribute.
        </para>
    </refsect1>
    <refsect1 xml:id="seealso"><title>See Also</title>
        <para>
            <citerefentry><refentrytitle>eglCreatePbufferSurface</refentrytitle></citerefentry>,
            <citerefentry><refentrytitle>eglCreatePixmapSurface</refentrytitle></citerefentry>,
            <citerefentry><refentrytitle>eglCreateWindowSurface</refentrytitle></citerefentry>,
            <citerefentry><refentrytitle>eglQuerySurface</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
        </para>
    </refsect1>
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