passthrough(3G)
passthrough - passes a single token through the Geometry Pipeline
As shipped in IRIX 6.5.5. Unchanged since IRIX 6.5.
NAME passthrough - passes a single token through the Geometry Pipeline C SPECIFICATION void passthrough(token) short token; PARAMETERS token expects an integer which is used to mark specific sections in input data so that when it is returned from the feedback buffer the data is easier to decipher. DESCRIPTION passthrough passes a single 16-bit integer through the Geometry Pipeline. Use it in feedback mode to parse the returned information. For example, you can use passthrough between every pair of points that is being transformed and clipped by the Geometry Engines. If a point is clipped out, two passthrough tokens appear in a row in the output buffer. NOTE This routine is available only in feedback mode; otherwise it is ignored.