ofBaseMaterial

class methods

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material parameter properties that can be applied to vertices in the OpenGL lighting model used in determining both the intensity and color of reflected light based on the lighting model in use and if the vertices are on a front or back sided face

~ofBaseMaterial()

ofBaseMaterial::~ofBaseMaterial()

begin()

void ofBaseMaterial::begin()

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begin using this material's properties

end()

void ofBaseMaterial::end()

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end using this material's properties

getAmbientColor()

ofFloatColor ofBaseMaterial::getAmbientColor()

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\return the ambient reflectance

getDiffuseColor()

ofFloatColor ofBaseMaterial::getDiffuseColor()

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\return the diffuse reflectance

getEmissiveColor()

ofFloatColor ofBaseMaterial::getEmissiveColor()

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\return the emitted light intensity

getShader(...)

const ofShader & ofBaseMaterial::getShader(int textureTarget, bool geometryHasColor, ofGLProgrammableRenderer &renderer)

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create and return a shader used to implement the materials effect for a given renderer

Parameters:

textureTarget an implementation-specific value to specify the type of shader to use

renderer programmable renderer instance to create the material shader for

getShininess()

float ofBaseMaterial::getShininess()

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\return the specular exponent

getSpecularColor()

ofFloatColor ofBaseMaterial::getSpecularColor()

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\return the specular reflectance

updateLights(...)

void ofBaseMaterial::updateLights(const ofShader &shader, ofGLProgrammableRenderer &renderer)

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update the given renderer's lights to the material shader

Parameters:

shader the material shader, created by getShader()

renderer programmable renderer instance that uses the material shader

updateMaterial(...)

void ofBaseMaterial::updateMaterial(const ofShader &shader, ofGLProgrammableRenderer &renderer)

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update the material properties to the material shader

Parameters:

shader the material shader, created by getShader()

renderer programmable renderer instance that uses the material shader

uploadMatrices(...)

void ofBaseMaterial::uploadMatrices(const ofShader &shader, ofGLProgrammableRenderer &renderer)

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upload the given renderer's normal matrix to the material shader

Parameters:

shader the material shader, created by getShader()

renderer programmable renderer instance that uses the material shader

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