sdk/docs/man/eglCopyBuffers.xml

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    <info>
         <copyright>
             <year>2003-2014</year>
             <holder>The Khronos Group Inc.</holder>
         </copyright>
    </info>
    <refmeta>
        <refentrytitle>eglCopyBuffers</refentrytitle>
        <manvolnum>3G</manvolnum>
    </refmeta>
    <refnamediv>
        <refname>eglCopyBuffers</refname>
        <refpurpose>
            copy <acronym>EGL</acronym> surface color buffer to a native pixmap
        </refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsynopsisdiv>
        <title>C Specification</title>
        <funcsynopsis>
            <funcprototype>
                <funcdef>EGLBoolean <function>eglCopyBuffers</function></funcdef>
                <paramdef>EGLDisplay <parameter>display</parameter></paramdef>
                <paramdef>EGLSurface <parameter>surface</parameter></paramdef>
                <paramdef>NativePixmapType <parameter>native_pixmap</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 whose color buffer is to be copied.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><parameter>native_pixmap</parameter></term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        Specifies the native pixmap as target of the copy.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>
    </refsect1>
    <refsect1 xml:id="description"><title>Description</title>
        <para>
            <function>eglCopyBuffers</function> copies the color buffer of
            <parameter>surface</parameter> to <parameter>native_pixmap</parameter>.
        </para>
        <para>
            <function>eglCopyBuffers</function> performs an implicit
            <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glFlush</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
            before it returns. Subsequent
            GL commands may be issued immediately after calling
            <function>eglCopyBuffers</function>,
            but are not executed until copying of the color buffer is completed.
        </para>
    </refsect1>
    <refsect1 xml:id="notes"><title>Notes</title>
        <para>
            The color buffer of <parameter>surface</parameter> is left unchanged
            after calling <function>eglCopyBuffers</function>.
        </para>
    </refsect1>
    <refsect1 xml:id="errors"><title>Errors</title>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_FALSE</constant> is returned if swapping of the
            surface buffers fails, <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_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 drawing surface.
        </para>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_BAD_NATIVE_PIXMAP</constant> is generated if
            the implementation does not support native pixmaps.
        </para>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_BAD_NATIVE_PIXMAP</constant> may be generated if
            <parameter>native_pixmap</parameter> is not a valid native pixmap.
        </para>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_BAD_MATCH</constant> is generated if
            the format of <parameter>native_pixmap</parameter> is not compatible
            with the color buffer of <parameter>surface</parameter>.
        </para>
        <para>
            <constant>EGL_CONTEXT_LOST</constant> is generated if a power management
            event has occurred. The application must destroy all contexts and
            reinitialise OpenGL ES state and objects to continue rendering.
        </para>
    </refsect1>
    <refsect1 xml:id="seealso"><title>See Also</title>
        <para>
            <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glFlush</refentrytitle></citerefentry>,
            <citerefentry><refentrytitle>eglSwapBuffers</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
        </para>
    </refsect1>
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