xy_display_opengl

xy_display_opengl, a C++ code which reads the name of a data file containing a list of 2D point coordinates, reads the data, and displays the points using OpenGL().

Usage:

xy_display_opengl data.txt

• data.txt is a file containing a list of X, Y coordinates;

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

xy_display_opengl is available in a C++ version.

Related Data and Programs:

opengl_test, a C++ code which uses opengl() to display graphic images on the screen;

Reference:

1. Edward Angel,
   Interactive Computer Graphics, a Top-Down Approach with OpenGL,
   Addison-Wesley, 2000,
   ISBN: 0-201-38597-X,
   LC: T385.A514.
2. Renate Kempf, Chris Frazier, editors,
   OpenGL Reference Manual,
   Fourth Edition,
   Addison-Wesley, 2004,
   ISBN: 032117383X,
   LC: T385.O642
3. Mason Woo, Jackie Neider, Tom Davis,
   OpenGL Programming Guide,
   Addison-Wesley, 1997,
   ISBN: 0-201-46138-2,
   LC: T385.N435
4. Richard Wright, Michael Sweet,
   OpenGL Superbible,
   Third Edition,
   Sams, 2004,
   ISBN: 0672326019,
   LC: T385.W73
5. https://www.opengl.org/
   The official OpenGL site.

Source Code:

• xy_display_opengl.cpp, the source code.

Examples and Tests:

• lsup_303.txt, the printed output in response to the command:

  
              xy_display_opengl lsup_303.xy

• lsup_303.xy, 303 points that outline Lake Superior.
• lsup_303.png, a PNG image of the screen generated by Open GL.

List of Routines:

• MAIN is the main program for XY_DISPLAY_OPENGL.
• CH_EQI is true if two characters are equal, disregarding case.
• CH_TO_DIGIT returns the integer value of a base 10 digit.
• DISPLAY generates the graphics output.
• DTABLE_DATA_READ reads the data from a real TABLE file.
• DTABLE_HEADER_READ reads the header from a real TABLE file.
• MYINIT initializes OpenGL state variables dealing with viewing and attributes.
• R8_MAX returns the maximum of two R8.
• R82VEC_MAX returns the maximum value in a R82VEC.
• R82VEC_MIN returns the minimum value in a R82VEC.
• S_LEN_TRIM returns the length of a string to the last nonblank.
• S_TO_R8 reads an R8 from a string.
• S_TO_R8VEC reads an R8VEC from a string.
• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.
• TIMESTRING returns the current YMDHMS date as a string.