sf::Context Class Reference

Class holding a valid drawing context. More...

#include <SFML/Window/Context.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for sf::Context:

Public Member Functions
	Context ()
	Default constructor.
	~Context ()
	Destructor.
bool	setActive (bool active)
	Activate or deactivate explicitly the context.
const ContextSettings &	getSettings () const
	Get the settings of the context.
	Context (const ContextSettings &settings, unsigned int width, unsigned int height)
	Construct a in-memory context.

Static Public Member Functions
static bool	isExtensionAvailable (const char *name)
	Check whether a given OpenGL extension is available.
static GlFunctionPointer	getFunction (const char *name)
	Get the address of an OpenGL function.
static const Context *	getActiveContext ()
	Get the currently active context.
static Uint64	getActiveContextId ()
	Get the currently active context's ID.

Detailed Description

Class holding a valid drawing context.

If you need to make OpenGL calls without having an active window (like in a thread), you can use an instance of this class to get a valid context.

Having a valid context is necessary for every OpenGL call.

Note that a context is only active in its current thread, if you create a new thread it will have no valid context by default.

To use a sf::Context instance, just construct it and let it live as long as you need a valid context. No explicit activation is needed, all it has to do is to exist. Its destructor will take care of deactivating and freeing all the attached resources.

Usage example:

void threadFunction(void*)
{
   sf::Context context;
   // from now on, you have a valid context
 
   // you can make OpenGL calls
   glClear(GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
}
// the context is automatically deactivated and destroyed
// by the sf::Context destructor

Definition at line 50 of file Context.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Context() [1/2]

sf::Context::Context

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)

Default constructor.

The constructor creates and activates the context

~Context()

sf::Context::~Context

(

)

Destructor.

The destructor deactivates and destroys the context

Context() [2/2]

sf::Context::Context	(	const ContextSettings &	settings,
		unsigned int	width,
		unsigned int	height )

Construct a in-memory context.

This constructor is for internal use, you don't need to bother with it.

Parameters

settings	Creation parameters
width	Back buffer width
height	Back buffer height

Member Function Documentation

getActiveContext()

static const Context * sf::Context::getActiveContext ( )

static

Get the currently active context.

This function will only return sf::Context objects. Contexts created e.g. by RenderTargets or for internal use will not be returned by this function.

Returns

The currently active context or NULL if none is active

getActiveContextId()

static Uint64 sf::Context::getActiveContextId ( )

static

Get the currently active context's ID.

The context ID is used to identify contexts when managing unshareable OpenGL resources.

Returns

The active context's ID or 0 if no context is currently active

getFunction()

static GlFunctionPointer sf::Context::getFunction ( const char * name )

static

Get the address of an OpenGL function.

Parameters

name	Name of the function to get the address of

Returns

Address of the OpenGL function, 0 on failure

getSettings()

const ContextSettings & sf::Context::getSettings

(

)

const

Get the settings of the context.

Note that these settings may be different than the ones passed to the constructor; they are indeed adjusted if the original settings are not directly supported by the system.

Returns

Structure containing the settings

isExtensionAvailable()

static bool sf::Context::isExtensionAvailable ( const char * name )

static

Check whether a given OpenGL extension is available.

Parameters

name	Name of the extension to check for

Returns

True if available, false if unavailable

setActive()

bool sf::Context::setActive

(

bool

active

)

Activate or deactivate explicitly the context.

Parameters

active

True to activate, false to deactivate

Returns

True on success, false on failure

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• Context.hpp