GLUTGETWINDOWDATA
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NAME
glutGetWindowData
 - Get the user data for the current window
 
LIBRARY
OpenGLUT - window
 
SYNOPSIS
In openglut.h
Ft void*
Fn glutGetWindowData void
 
DESCRIPTION
This function will return whatever 
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 void*
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 value is
associated with the 
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 current window
Ef 
  via glutSetWindowData().
This is 
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 NULL
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 if you did not associate a pointer with your window.
This can be useful in a situation where you have a single
callback function performing services for many windows.
You 
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 could
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  keep track of the 
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 window id
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 s in a
global list and search for the 
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 current window
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  in
that list.  But this is quicker than searching a data
structure, and allows you to avoid the use of globals for this.
 
SEE ALSO
glutSetWindowData(3)