GLCLEARDEPTH(3G)

NAME
glClearDepth - specify the clear value for the depth buffer

C SPECIFICATION

void glClearDepth(GLdouble depth);

void glClearDepthf(GLfloat depth);

PARAMETERS

depth
    Specifies the depth value used when the depth buffer is cleared. The initial value is 1.

DESCRIPTION

glClearDepth specifies the depth value used by glClear() to clear the depth buffer. Values specified by glClearDepth are clamped to the range 0 1.

NOTES

The type of the depth parameter was changed from GLclampf to GLfloat for glClearDepthf and from GLclampd to GLdouble for glClearDepth. This change is transparent to user code and is described in detail on the removedTypes() page.

ASSOCIATED GETS

glGet() with argument GL_DEPTH_CLEAR_VALUE

VERSION SUPPORT
 | OpenGL Version
Function / Feature Name | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5
glClearDepth | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔
glClearDepthf | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔

SEE ALSO

glClear(), removedTypes()

COPYRIGHT

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COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1991-2006 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Copyright © 2010-2014 Khronos Group