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Narek
Narek

Reputation: 39871

glMapBuffer is missing from opengl es 2

Why glMapBuffer is missing from opengl es 2.0? Who we can get access to buffer data to change it efficiently? Only glBufferSubData is the best way to modify the buffer?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4593

Answers (3)

user755921
user755921

Reputation:

The "best" way to transfer your buffer depends on the data access patterns and the OpenGL driver you are targeting. Here is a great article on choosing between the many options even on OpenGL ES 2.0:

http://hacksoflife.blogspot.com/2013/04/there-must-be-50-ways-to-draw-your.html

Here is a newer article about the similar techniques. It seems that persistent mapping is the state-of-the-art as of OpenGL 4.5:

https://www.opengl.org/wiki/Buffer_Object_Streaming

Lastly, the book "Open GL Insights" has an entire chapter on this issue which is included in the free preview:

http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~pcozzi/OpenGLInsights/OpenGLInsights-AsynchronousBufferTransfers.pdf

Upvotes: 1

MuertoExcobito
MuertoExcobito

Reputation: 10039

glMapBuffer is an extension in ES 2.0, not part of the core spec. The vast majority of devices (all iOS and most Andriod) offer the extension, but it is not required. The only core way to upload VBO data is with glBufferData, or glBufferSubData.

Upvotes: 2

ratchet freak
ratchet freak

Reputation: 48196

You need extension GL_OES_mapbuffer. This provides glMapBufferOES and glUnmapBufferOES.

There is a separate extension for mapping subranges: GL_EXT_map_buffer_range.

Upvotes: 3

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