WebGLRenderingContext.vertexAttribPointer()

The WebGLRenderingContext.vertexAttribPointer() method of the WebGL API specifies the data formats and locations of vertex attributes in a vertex attributes array.

Syntax

void gl.vertexAttribPointer(index, size, type, normalized, stride, offset);

Parameters

index
A GLuint specifying the index of the vertex attribute that is to be modified.
size
A GLint specifying the number of components per vertex attribute. Must be 1, 2, 3, or 4.
type
A GLenum specifying the data type of each component in the array. Must be one of: gl.BYTE, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, gl.SHORT, gl.UNSIGNED_SHORT, gl.FIXED, gl.FLOAT.
normalized
A GLboolean specifying if fixed-point data values should be normalized (gl.TRUE) or are to converted to fixed point values (gl.FALSE) when accessed.
stride
A GLsizei specifying the offset in bytes between the beginning of consecutive vertex attributes.
offset
A GLintptr specifying an offset in bytes of the first component in the vertex attribute array. Must be a multiple of type.

Return value

None.

Examples

gl.vertexAttribPointer(0, 3, gl.FLOAT, 0, 0, 12);

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
WebGL 1.0
The definition of 'vertexAttribPointer' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition.
OpenGL ES 2.0
The definition of 'glVertexAttribPointer' in that specification.
Standard Man page of the OpenGL API.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 9 12 4.0 (2.0) 11 12 5.1
Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support ? 25 4.0 (2.0) 1.0 ? 12 8.0

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