... three values. These values are joined together to form faces, which are flat surfaces that look remarkably like triangles. The triangles are then joined together to form objects or pieces of objects. ... implementations using the industry standard OpenGLES toolkit for small devices. While Android can support both flavors—version 1.x for the easy way, and version 2.x for those who like to get where the ... in OpenGL makes screens with limited color palettes look somewhat nicer but at the expense of performance of course. glHint() in line 17 is used to nudge OpenGLES to do what it thinks best...
... standard OpenGLES toolkit for small devices. While iOS supports both flavors—version 1.x for the easy way, and version 2.x for those who like to get where the nitty-is-gritty—I mainly cover the former, ... Framework API (and described in Apple’s official OpenGLES 2.0 Programming Guide), it’s designed to ease the transition to OpenGLES 2.0. When dealing with OpenGL, this particular matrix is called ... matrices. Fortunately, there are a number of different libraries to mimic these operations. One such library was released by Apple’s introduction of iOS 5. Called the ES Framework API (and described...
... Combining Cocoa Touch with OpenGL ES This chapter’s first example application, OpenGLES_Ch2_1, provides the starting point for examples in this book. The program configures OpenGLES to render an image ... simplifies many common programming tasks and partially hides the differences between the two supported OpenGLES versions. This book focuses on OpenGL ES version 2.0 for iOS 5 with GLKit. OpenGL ES ... uses of OpenGLESfor iOS devices. Numerous example programs demonstrate graphics programming concepts. The website at http://opengles.cosmicthump.com/ hosts the examples, related articles,...
... array sizes (values per vertex) and data types.present). For type the values BYTE, SHORT, INT, FLOAT, and DOUBLE indicatetypes byte, short, int, float, and double, respectively; and the valuesUNSIGNED ... vertices are transformed and lit, and primitives are clippedto a viewing volume in preparation for the next stage, rasterization. The rasterizerproduces a series of framebuffer addresses and ... provides an efficient means for approximating curve and sur-face geometry by evaluating polynomial functions of input values. The next stageoperates on geometric primitives described by vertices:...
... SystemsPoints / VertexTrianglesView Ports For OpenGL 1. Setup an Open GL ES Xcode ProjectProject Setup1. Launch Xcode2. File > New Project3. iPhone OS Application > Open GL ES Application4. ... 4);iPhone OpenGLESPro TipsPerformance•Instruments > OpenGLESpro ler•Donʼt use Fixed Point Arithmetic•Minimize Open GL Calls•Batch Drawing Calls•Minimize State Changes4. Render ... optimizations•Provides a standard programming interface to the GPU•A very powerful way to create graphicsWhat does it do?iPhone OpenGLESPro TipsGeneral•Avoid transforming a UI View...
... 1 ■ SPATIAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT166. See www.opengeospatial.org for information on approved standards, for an overview of ongoing standardiza-tion initiatives for spatial information data ... It uses SQL, a standard language for accessing relational databases, thus removing the need for specific languages to handle spatial data.• It defines the SDO_GEOMETRY data type, which is essentially ... optimal.By redesigning the query structures, changing operators, and nesting queries, it is possible to drasti-cally reduce the number of intermediate tables and the queries. M11, for instance,...
... 34.2MBTables: US_STATES, US_COUNTIES, US_CITIES, US_INTERSTATES, US_PARKS, US_RIVERS, WORLD_CONTINENTS,and WORLD_COUNTRIESDescription: This file contains the boundaries of states and counties in ... systems and processes to run smoothly and efficiently.This example illustrates the pervasiveness of location or spatial information in day-to-day business.In fact, market research estimates that ... Spatial indexes ensure effective response times for queriesthat perform proximity analysis. The chapter introduces the concepts of spatial indexes andtheir creation. We then describe different...
... ODP.NET Classes ODP.NET uses the namespace Oracle.Data.Client. It inherits from the ADO.NET base classes and therefore provides a set of data access classes, methods, and properties familiar ... set of COM interfaces that define data access to a variety of data sources. The concept of OLEDB is straightforward: the provider implements these COM interfaces and provides, for example, the ... ASP.NET providers in Listing 1-2. Oracle Data Provider for .NET 2.0 This is the ODP.NET provider for the .NET 2.0 framework. Oracle Data Provider for .NET 1.x This is the ODP.NET provider for...
... examples of literals (values specified verbatim).Learning TypesApplications process different types of values such as integers, floating-point values, characters, and strings. A type identifies ... of values (and their representation in memory) and a set of operations that transform these values into other values of that set. For example, the integer type identifies numeric values with ... manifest themselves at runtime. Expressions and variables are discussed later in this chapter.Java classifies types as primitive types, user-defined types, and array types.Primitive TypesA primitive...
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