1991-2006 Silicon Graphics, Inc.

glXCreateWindow

3G

glXCreateWindow

create an on-screen rendering area

# C Specification

                    GLXWindow glXCreateWindow
                    Display * dpy
                    GLXFBConfig config
                    Window win
                    const int * attrib_list

## Parameters

`dpy`

- Specifies the connection to the X server.

`config`

- Specifies a GLXFBConfig structure with the desired attributes for the window.

`win`

- Specifies the X window to be used as the rendering area.

`attrib_list`

- Currently unused. This must be set to `NULL` or be an empty list (i.e., one in which the first element is `None`).

## Description

`glXCreateWindow` creates an on-screen rendering area from an existing X window that was created with a visual matching `config`. The XID of the GLXWindow is returned. Any GLX rendering context that was created with respect to `config` can be used to render into this window. Use

glXMakeContextCurrent

to associate the rendering area with a GLX rendering context.

## Notes

`glXCreateWindow` is available only if the GLX version is 1.3 or greater.

If the GLX version is 1.1 or 1.0, the GL version must be 1.0. If the GLX version is 1.2, then the GL version must be 1.1. If the GLX version is 1.3, then the GL version must be 1.2.

## Errors

`BadMatch` is generated if `win` was not created with a visual that corresponds to `config`.

`BadMatch` is generated if `config` does not support rendering to windows (i.e., `GLX_DRAWABLE_TYPE` does not contain `GLX_WINDOW_BIT`).

`BadWindow` is generated if `win` is not a valid pixmap XID.

`BadAlloc` is generated if there is already a GLXFBConfig associated with `win`.

`BadAlloc` is generated if the X server cannot allocate a new GLX window.

`GLXBadFBConfig` is generated if `config` is not a valid GLXFBConfig.

## See Also

glXChooseFBConfig

,

glXDestroyPixmap

,

glXMakeContextCurrent

## Copyright

Copyright 1991-2006 Silicon Graphics, Inc. This document is licensed under the SGI Free Software B License. For details, see http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/.