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<info>
<copyright>
<year>2018</year>
<holder>The Khronos Group Inc.</holder>
</copyright>
</info>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>eglGetPlatformDisplay</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3G</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>eglGetPlatformDisplay</refname>
<refpurpose>
return an <acronym>EGL</acronym> display connection
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<title>C Specification</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>EGLDisplay <function>eglGetPlatformDisplay</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>EGLenum <parameter>platform</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>void * <parameter>native_display</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>const EGLAttrib * <parameter>attrib_list</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 xml:id="parameters"><title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>platform</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the native platform to obtain a display for.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>native_display</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the native display to connect to.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>attrib_list</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies attributes of the display being obtained.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 xml:id="description"><title>Description</title>
<para>
<function>eglGetPlatformDisplay</function> obtains an
<acronym>EGL</acronym> display connection for the specified
<parameter>platform</parameter> and
<parameter>native_display</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
Valid values for <parameter>platform</parameter> are defined by
EGL extensions, as are requirements for
<parameter>native_display</parameter>.
For example, an extension specification that defines support for
the X11 platform may require that
<parameter>native_display</parameter> be a pointer to an X11
Display, and an extension specification that defines support for
the Microsoft Windows platform may require that
<parameter>native_display</parameter> be a pointer to a Windows
Device Context.
</para>
<para>
Valid attributes are defined by EGL extensions.
All attributes in <parameter>attrib_list</parameter>,
including boolean attributes, are immediately followed by
the corresponding desired value.
The list is terminated with <constant>EGL_NONE</constant>.
If an attribute is not specified in
<parameter>attrib_list</parameter> but is required for the
specified <parameter>platform</parameter>, then a default value
is used (and the attribute is said to be specified implicitly).
</para>
<para>
Multiple calls made to
<function>eglGetPlatformDisplay</function> with the same
parameters will return the same <type>EGLDisplay</type> handle.
</para>
<para>
If <parameter>platform</parameter> is valid but no display
matching <parameter>native_display</parameter> is available,
then <constant>EGL_NO_DISPLAY</constant> is returned; no error
condition is raised in this case.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 xml:id="notes"><title>Notes</title>
<para>
<function>eglGetPlatformDisplay</function> is supported only if
the EGL version is 1.5 or greater.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 xml:id="errors"><title>Errors</title>
<para>
<function>eglGetPlatformDisplay</function> returns
<constant>EGL_NO_DISPLAY</constant> on failure.
</para>
<para>
An <constant>EGL_BAD_PARAMETER</constant> error is generated if
<parameter>platform</parameter> has an invalid value.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 xml:id="seealso"><title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>eglInitialize</refentrytitle></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>eglGetDisplay</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
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