glutBitmapCharacter – Draw a bitmapped character
Library
OpenGLUT – bitmapfont
Synopsis
In openglut.h Ft void Fn glutBitmapCharacter void *font int character
Parameters
Bf Em
font Ef
A bitmapped font identifier.
Bf Em
character Ef
A character code.
Description
Draw a Bf Sy
character Ef
at the current OpenGL raster position using a bitmapped Bf Sy
font. Ef
The raster position is advanced by the width of the character.
Nothing is drawn, and the raster position is unaffected when either:
– Bf Sy
character Ef
is out of range
– Bf Sy
font Ef
is not a valid OpenGLUT bitmap font
– The current OpenGL raster position is invalid
Caveats
glutBitmapString() is generally more efficient for strings of characters.
See Also
glRasterPos(3) glutBitmapString(3) glutBitmapWidth(3) glutBitmapHeight(3) glutStrokeCharacter(3)
