glutSetWindow - Man Page

OpenGLUT - window

#include <openglut.h>

void
glutSetWindow(int ID);

Window identifier

Sets the


current window
to

All OpenGL rendering goes to the


current window
. Many OpenGLUT functions also implicitly use the
current window
.

Many OpenGLUT callback operations are tied to a window. When your callback is invoked, OpenGLUT will set that particular window to be the


current window
. However, some callbacks---such as that registered via glutIdleFunc()---do not have associated windows. If a callback is not associated to a particular window, then when OpenGLUT invokes that callback you should

use glutSetWindow() to select the appropriate window before doing any OpenGL rendering or doing any OpenGLUT window-related operations.

There may be cases when you can get away with assuming that the


current window
is unchanged since some prior time, but OpenGLUT has considerable liberaty with respect to when it invokes your functions. Also, your program may add more windows or more operations on other windows as you develop it.

Lastly, this is a convenient way to select among multiple windows for drawing without actually waiting for that window's display callback. Simply set the


current window
and draw immediately. This is not always advisable, but may be practical.

It is an error to set the


current window
to a non-existant window (e.g., one that you have closed). A warning will be printed on

if you try to do so, and the
current window
should be unchanged.

glutGetWindow(3)

glutGetWindow(3).