glCallList

execute a display list

Signature

glCallList( GLuint ( list ) )-> void
glCallList( list )
glCallLists( n , type , lists ) 
glCallLists( bytes( lists ) or lists[] ) -> None

    Restricted version of glCallLists, takes a string or a GLuint compatible
    array data-type and passes into the base function.

Parameters

VariablesDescription
list
Specifies the integer name of the display list to be executed.

Description

glCallList causes the named display list to be executed. The commands saved in the display list are executed in order, just as if they were called without using a display list. If list has not been defined as a display list, glCallList is ignored.
glCallList can appear inside a display list. To avoid the possibility of infinite recursion resulting from display lists calling one another, a limit is placed on the nesting level of display lists during display-list execution. This limit is at least 64, and it depends on the implementation.
GL state is not saved and restored across a call to glCallList . Thus, changes made to GL state during the execution of a display list remain after execution of the display list is completed. Use glPushAttrib , glPopAttrib , glPushMatrix , and glPopMatrix to preserve GL state across glCallList calls.

Notes

Display lists can be executed between a call to glBegin and the corresponding call to glEnd , as long as the display list includes only commands that are allowed in this interval.

Associated Gets

glGet with argument GL_MAX_LIST_NESTING
glIsList

See Also

glCallLists , glDeleteLists , glGenLists , glNewList , glPushAttrib , glPushMatrix

Sample Code References

The following code samples have been found which appear to reference the functions described here. Take care that the code may be old, broken or not even use PyOpenGL.

glCallList
OpenGLContext OpenGLContext/displaylist.py Lines: 44
OpenGLContext tests/dek_surf.py Lines: 44
OpenGLContext tests/dek_texturesurf.py Lines: 56
OpenGLContext tests/redbook_alpha3D.py Lines: 129, 141
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/NeHe/lesson12.py Lines: 125, 128
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/NeHe/lesson44/lesson44.py Lines: 366
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/proesch/interactionMatrix/interactionPot.py Lines: 35
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/proesch/stereo/stereoDemo.py Lines: 71
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/proesch/shaderProg/textureShader.py Lines: 97, 101
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/proesch/shaderProg/torusShader.py Lines: 58
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/proesch/nurbs/nurbs.py Lines: 156, 162
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/dek/texturesurf.py Lines: 48
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/dek/OglSurface/triangle.py Lines: 37, 39
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/GLUT/gears.py Lines: 147, 153, 159
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/GLUT/molehill.py Lines: 46
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/GLUT/tom/lorentz.py Lines: 90
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/GLUT/tom/text.py Lines: 82
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/tom/demo.py Lines: 86
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/tom/lorentz.py Lines: 55
OpenGL-Demo PyOpenGL-Demo/tom/text.py Lines: 27
{Artistic License} PymmLib pymmlib/mmLib/OpenGLDriver.py Lines: 119
{LGPL} PyUI2 renderers/openglGlut.py Lines: 85
{LGPL} PyUI2 renderers/openglPygame.py Lines: 66, 319
{LGPL} PyUI2 renderers/openglSoya.py Lines: 63
{LGPL} PyUI2 system/openglgraphics.py Lines: 70, 371
{LGPL} VisionEgg VisionEgg/SphereMap.py Lines: 293, 300, 544, 843, 1216, 1217
{LGPL} VisionEgg VisionEgg/Textures.py Lines: 1902, 1904
{LGPL} PyMT pymt/obj.py Lines: 22, 86
{LGPL} PyMT pymt/graphx/statement.py Lines: 53, 118
{LGPL} PyMT pymt/lib/squirtle.py Lines: 16, 500
{LGPL} Pyggel pyggel/data.py Lines: 219
{LGPL} pygl2d pygl2d/image.py Lines: 172
{LGPL or GPL or MPL} Kamaelia Code/Python/Kamaelia/Kamaelia/UI/OpenGL/OpenGLDisplay.py Lines: 807, 889
{LGPL or GPL or MPL} Kamaelia Sketches/CL/Topology3D/THF/Kamaelia/UI/OpenGL/OpenGLDisplay.py Lines: 785, 867
{LGPL or GPL or MPL} Kamaelia Sketches/CL/Topology3D/THF/Sketches/playground/Display3D.py Lines: 416, 469
{LGPL or GPL or MPL} Kamaelia Sketches/MPS/BugReports/FixTests/Kamaelia/Kamaelia/UI/OpenGL/OpenGLDisplay.py Lines: 807, 889
{LGPL or GPL or MPL} Kamaelia Sketches/THF/3D/playground/Display3D.py Lines: 416, 469
{LGPL or GPL or MPL} Kamaelia Sketches/THF/Packages/Kamaelia/Community/THF/Kamaelia/UI/OpenGL/OpenGLDisplay.py Lines: 784, 866
{GPL3} OpenGL-Programmable 02-displaylist.py Lines: 93

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