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OpenGL ES 1.0 and EGL 1.0 reference manual and man pages (written by
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<refentry id="glCullFace">
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>glCullFace</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>3G</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>glCullFace</refname>
    <refpurpose>specify whether front- or back-facing polygons are
    culled</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <title>C Specification</title>

    <funcsynopsis>
      <funcprototype>
        <funcdef>void <function>glCullFace</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>GLenum <parameter>mode</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Parameters</title>

    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>
          <parameter>mode</parameter>
        </term>

        <listitem>
          <para>Specifies whether front- or back-facing polygons are
          culled. Symbolic constants 
          <constant>GL_FRONT</constant>, 
          <constant>GL_BACK</constant>, and 
          <constant>GL_FRONT_AND_BACK</constant> 
          are accepted. The initial value is 
          <constant>GL_BACK</constant>.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para>
    <function>glCullFace</function>
    specifies whether front- or back-facing polygons are culled (as
    specified by <parameter>mode</parameter>)
    when culling is enabled.
    To enable and disable culling, call 
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glEnable</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
    and 
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glDisable</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
    with argument <constant>GL_CULL_FACE</constant>.
    Culling is initially disabled.
    </para>

    <para>
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glFrontFace</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
    specifies which of the clockwise and counterclockwise polygons
    are front-facing and back-facing.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Notes</title>

    <para>If <parameter>mode</parameter> is 
    <constant>GL_FRONT_AND_BACK</constant>,
    no polygons are drawn, but other primitives such as points and
    lines are drawn.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Errors</title>

    <para><constant>GL_INVALID_ENUM</constant> is generated if 
    <parameter>mode</parameter> is not an accepted value.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>

    <para>
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glEnable</refentrytitle></citerefentry>, 
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glFrontFace</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>