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# docs.GL

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# glClearDepth

## Name

glClearDepth — specify the clear value for the depth buffer

## C Specification

`void glClearDepth(`GLclampd depth`)`;

## Parameters

`depth`

  Specifies the depth value used when the depth buffer is cleared. The initial value is 1.

## Description

`glClearDepth` specifies the depth value used by glClear to clear the depth buffer. Values specified by `glClearDepth` are clamped to the range 0 1 .

## Associated Gets

glGet with argument `GL_DEPTH_CLEAR_VALUE`

## See Also

glClear

## Copyright

Copyright © 1991-2006 Silicon Graphics, Inc. This document is licensed under the SGI Free Software B License. For details, see https://web.archive.org/web/20171022161616/http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/.

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