Lighting State Variables

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  • GL_LIGHTING

    Description: True if lighting is enabled
    Attribute group: lighting/enable
    Initial value: GL_FALSE
    Get command: glIsEnabled

  • GL_COLOR_MATERIAL

    Description: True if color tracking is enabled
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: GL_FALSE
    Get command: glIsEnabled

  • GL_COLOR_MATERIAL_PARAMETER

    Description: Material properties tracking current color
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: GL_AMBIENT_AND_DIFFUSE
    Get command: glGetIntegerv

  • GL_COLOR_MATERIAL_FACE

    Description: Face(s) affected by color tracking
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: GL_FRONT_AND_BACK
    Get command: glGetIntegerv

  • GL_AMBIENT

    Description: Ambient material color
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: (0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0)
    Get command: glGetMaterialfv

  • GL_DIFFUSE

    Description: Diffuse material color
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: (0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 1.0)
    Get command: glGetMaterialfv

  • GL_SPECULAR

    Description: Specular material color
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
    Get command: glGetMaterialfv

  • GL_EMISSION

    Description: Emissive material color
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
    Get command: glGet

  • GL_SHININESS

    Description: Specular exponent of material
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: 0.0
    Get command: glGetMaterialfv

  • GL_LIGHT_MODEL_AMBIENT

    Description: Ambient scene color
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: (0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.1)
    Get command: glGetFloatv

  • GL_LIGHT_MODEL_LOCAL_VIEWER

    Description: Viewer is local
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: GL_FALSE
    Get command: glGetBooleanv

  • GL_LIGHT_MODEL_TWO_SIDE

    Description: Use two-sided lighting
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: GL_FALSE
    Get command: glGetBooleanv

  • GL_AMBIENT

    Description: Ambient intensity of light i
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
    Get command: glGetLightfv

  • GL_DIFFUSE

    Description: Diffuse intensity of light i
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value:
    Get command: glGetLightfv

  • GL_SPECULAR

    Description: Specular intensity of light i
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value:
    Get command: glGetLightfv

  • GL_POSITION

    Description: Position of light i
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: (0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0)
    Get command: glGetLightfv

  • GL_CONSTANT_ATTENUATION

    Description: Constant attenuation factor
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: 1.0
    Get command: glGetLightfv

  • GL_LINEAR_ATTENUATION

    Description: Linear attenuation factor
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: 0.0
    Get command: glGetLightfv

  • GL_QUADRATIC_ATTENUATION

    Description: Quadratic attenuation factor
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: 0.0
    Get command: glGetLightfv

  • GL_SPOT_DIRECTION

    Description: Spotlight direction of light i
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: (0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
    Get command: glGetLightfv

  • GL_SPOT_EXPONENT

    Description: Spotlight exponent of light i
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: 0.0
    Get command: glGetLightfv

  • GL_SPOT_CUTOFF

    Description: Spotlight angle of light i
    Attribute group: lighting
    Initial value: 180.0
    Get command: glGetLightfv

  • GL_LIGHTi

    Description: True if light i enabled
    Attribute group: lighting/enable
    Initial value: GL_FALSE
    Get command: glIsEnabled

  • GL_COLOR_INDEXES

    Description: C (a) , C (d) , and C (s) for color-index lighting
    Attribute group: lighting/enable
    Initial value: 0, 1, 1
    Get command: glGetFloatv