OpenGL 4.0 VAO VBO 理解

顶点数组对象（Vertex Array Object  即VAO）是一个包含一个或数个顶点缓冲区对象（Vertex Buffer Object， 即 VBO)的对象，一般存储一个可渲染物体的所有信息。VAO的编号最多在0 to GL_MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBS​ - 1.之间。

顶点缓冲区对象（Vertex Buffer Object VBO）是你显卡内存中的一块高速内存缓冲区，用来存储顶点的所有信息。

There is always a VAO bound to the context. The default VAO has the name 0 and is created along with the context, similar to textures 0 and framebuffer 0. When you bind a VAO, all the state stored in it will become active. Calls to glVertexAttribPointer, or glBindBuffer( GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, ...), modify the currently bound VAO.

 

一个VAO通常绑定到一个上下文中，默认的VAO编号是0，这个是随着上下文创建时而创建的，还有textures 0、framebuffer 0 。当你绑定一个VAO 它的所有的状态将会激活，调用glvertexAttribPointer 或者glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER,...),将会改变当前的绑定的VAO

VAO 对象

struct VertexAttributeState
{
	bool				bIsEnabled = false;
	int					iSize = 4; //This is the number of elements in each attrib, 1-4.
	unsigned int		iStride = 0;
	VertexAttribType	eType = GL_FLOAT;
	bool				bIsNormalized = false;
	bool				bIsIntegral = false;
	void *				pPtrOrBufferObjectOffset = 0;
	BufferObject *		pBufferObj = 0;
};
 
struct VertexArrayObjectState
{
	BufferObject *pElementArrayBufferObject = NULL;
	VertexAttributeState attributes[MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIB];
}
 
static VertexArrayObjectState *pContextVAOState = new VertexArrayObjectState();
static BufferObject *pCurrentArrayBuffer = NULL;

VertexArrayObjectState 中存储的就是一个VAO存储的所有状态。

 

void glBindBuffer(enum target, uint buffer)
{
	BufferObject *pBuffer = ConvNameToBufferObj(buffer);
 
	switch(target)
	{
	case GL_ARRAY_BUFFER:
		pCurrentArrayBuffer = pBuffer;
		break;
	case GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER:
		pContextVAOState->pElementArrayBufferObject = pBuffer;
		break;
	...
	}
}
 
void glEnableVertexAttribArray(uint index)
{
	pContextVAOState->attributes[index].bIsEnabled = true;
}
 
void glDisableVertexAttribArray(uint index)
{
	pContextVAOState->attributes[index].bIsEnabled = false;
}
 
void glVertexAttribPointer(uint index, int size, enum type, boolean normalized, sizei stride, const void *pointer)
{
	VertexAttributeState &currAttrib = pContextVAOState->attributes[index];
 
	currAttrib.iSize = size;
	currAttrib.eType = type;
	currAttrib.iStride = stride;
	currAttrib.bIsNormalized = normalized;
	currAttrib.bIsIntegral = true;
	currAttrib.pPtrOrBufferObjectOffset = pointer;
	currAttrib.pBufferObj = pCurrentArrayBuffer;
}

 

从上面可以看出（glBindBuffer函数），GL_ARRAY_BUFFER​ 不是VAO的状态！，事实上连接属性索引和一个缓冲区的是glVertexAttribPointer​.

This works just like any other state object. Allocated Vertex Array Objects will have their state set by these functions

上面这些工作原理和其他状态对象一样，分配的VAO将通过这些函数来用他们的状态集。

glDrawElements将会用你所设置的当前OpenGL的状态上下文来渲染你的物体。