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Thread: difference between "glGetString()" and "wglGetExtensionStringARB()" ??

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    difference between "glGetString()" and "wglGetExtensionStringARB()" ??

    Hi @ all;

    my question for this time is, what is exactly the difference (expect from the parameter) between the ussage of "glGetString()" and this "wglGetExtensionStringARB()"-Extension, while querying the available extensions my graphic-card ?

    I'm not sure, when to use which function; by the way: querying all available extensions on my graphic-card works fine if i use only "glGetString" !?
    So i'm very interested in getting more information about these two functionalities.

    bye
    DJSnow

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    Re: difference between "glGetString()" and "wglGetExtensionStringARB()" ??

    glGetString returns (among other things) the GL extensions supported.
    wglGetExtensionStringARB returns the WGL extensions, eg WGL_ARB_pixel_format

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