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Depth Testing

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Depth testing is a process by which pixels on screen are tested against depth buffer.

Depth testing function is set by

glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST); // this enables depth testing

and then by

glDepthTest(GL_LESS); // this sets function for depth testing

calls. Most widely used is GL_LESS argument, which specifies that (after rasterization) pixels that have z coordinate in screen space LESS than z coordinate for that pixel in depth buffer ARE drawn, others are discarded.

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