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2011-02-19 23:27:11

A Simple Way To Load OpenGL Extensions

Here is a simple way of loading any OpenGL extensions you may require. I find its best loading only what you actually use, rather than relying on a library like GLEW to do it for you - I feel it adds a bit too much complexity.

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#ifndef STRINGIFY
    #define STRINGIFY(x) #x
#endif
#ifdef WIN32
    #include <windows.h>
    #define glGetProcAddress(a) wglGetProcAddress(a)
#endif
#ifdef X11
    #define glGetProcAddress(a) glXGetProcAddress(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(a))
#endif

#ifndef GetExtension
    #define GetExtension(Type, ExtenName)                        \
      ExtenName = (Type) glGetProcAddress(STRINGIFY(ExtenName)); \
      if(!ExtenName)                                             \
      {                                                          \
        std:cout << "GL extension not supported: "               \
                 << STRINGIFY(ExtenName) << std::endl;           \
      }                                                          \
#endif

// example usage
GetExtension(PFNGLGENBUFFERSARBPROC, glGenBuffersARB);
 
Enjoy
Last Modified: 2013-06-23 19:04:11