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glBufferData

creates and initializes a buffer object's data store

function glBufferData(int $target, \GL\Buffer\BufferInterface $buffer, int $usage) : void

PHP-GLFW Note

In the PHP extension this method has different signiture compared to the original. Instead of passing byte size and a pointer to the function, in PHP you pass a GL\Buffer\BufferInterface instance.

Example: 

$buffer = new GL\Buffer\FloatBuffer([
    // positions     // colors
    0.5, -0.5, 0.0,  1.0, 0.0, 0.0,  // bottom right
   -0.5, -0.5, 0.0,  0.0, 1.0, 0.0,  // bottom let
    0.0,  0.5, 0.0,  0.0, 0.0, 1.0   // top
]);

glGenVertexArrays(1, $VAO);
glGenBuffers(1, $VBO);
glBindVertexArray($VAO);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, $VBO);
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, $buffer, GL_STATIC_DRAW);

arguments
  1. int $target Specifies the target to which the buffer object is bound for glBufferData.
  2. \GL\Buffer\BufferInterface $buffer Specifies a buffer object containing the to be uploaded data.
  3. int $usage Specifies the expected usage pattern of the data store. The symbolic constant must be GL_STREAM_DRAW, GL_STREAM_READ, GL_STREAM_COPY, GL_STATIC_DRAW, GL_STATIC_READ, GL_STATIC_COPY, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW, GL_DYNAMIC_READ, or GL_DYNAMIC_COPY.
returns

void

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