---
name: "gluGetTessProperty"
section: "3x"
platform: "linux"
package: "xlibmesa-glu-dev"
version: "4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge7"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gluGetTessProperty"
---

# gluGetTessProperty(3x)

get a tessellation object property

## NAME

**gluGetTessProperty** - get a tessellation object property

## C SPECIFICATION

void **gluGetTessProperty**( GLUtesselator\* *tess*,

```
	GLenum which,
	GLdouble* data )
```

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## PARAMETERS

- *tess*

  Specifies the tessellation object (created with **gluNewTess**).

- *which*

  Specifies the property whose value is to be fetched. Valid values are **GLU\_TESS\_WINDING\_RULE**, **GLU\_TESS\_BOUNDARY\_ONLY**, and **GLU\_TESS\_TOLERANCE**.

- *data*

  Specifies a pointer to the location into which the value of the  named property is written.

## DESCRIPTION

**gluGetTessProperty** retrieves properties stored in a tessellation object. These properties affect the way that tessellation objects  are interpreted and rendered. See the  **gluTessProperty** reference page for information about the  properties and what they do.

## SEE ALSO

**gluNewTess(3G)**,  **gluTessProperty(3G)**