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_define(_filters,eqn)_C_
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_header(GetString, return a string describing the current GL connection)
_names(GetString)
.SH PARAMETERS
_phead(_param1)
Specifies a symbolic constant, one of 
_const(VENDOR), _const(RENDERER), _const(VERSION), or _const(EXTENSIONS).
.SH DESCRIPTION
_cmnd returns a pointer to a static string
describing some aspect of the current GL connection.
_param1 can be one of the following:
.TP 20
_const(VENDOR)
Returns the company responsible for this GL implementation.
This name does not change from release to release.
.TP
_const(RENDERER)
Returns the name of the renderer.
This name is typically specific to a particular configuration of a hardware
platform.
It does not change from release to release.
.TP
_const(VERSION)
Returns a version or release number.
.TP
_const(EXTENSIONS)
Returns a space-separated list of supported extensions to GL.
.P
Because the GL does not include queries for the performance
characteristics of an implementation, some applications are written to
recognize known platforms and modify their GL usage based on known
performance characteristics of these platforms.
Strings _const(VENDOR) and _const(RENDERER) together uniquely specify
a platform. They do not change from release to release and should be used
by platform-recognition algorithms. 
.P
Some applications want to make use of features that
are not part of the standard GL. These features
may be implemented as extensions to the standard GL.
The _const(EXTENSIONS) string is a space-separated
list of supported GL extensions.
(Extension names never contain a space character.)
.P
The _const(VERSION) string begins with a version number.
The version number uses one
of these forms: 
.P
\f2major_number.minor_number\fP  
.br
\f2major_number.minor_number.release_number\fP
.P
Vendor-specific information may follow the version
number. Its format depends on the implementation, but 
a space always separates the version number and 
the vendor-specific information.
.P
All strings are null-terminated.
.SH NOTES
If an error is generated, _cmnd returns 0.
.P
The client and server may support different versions or extensions.
_cmnd always returns a compatible version number or list of extensions. 
The release number always describes the server.
.SH ERRORS
_const(INVALID_ENUM) is generated if _param1 is not an accepted value.
.P
_const(INVALID_OPERATION) is generated if _cmnd
is executed between the execution of _cmnd(Begin)
and the corresponding execution of _cmnd(End).
