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Sample code showing how to create a window using a modern OpenGL core profile context without any libraries other than the standard Win32 wglXXX calls.
// Sample code showing how to create a modern OpenGL window and rendering context on Win32.
#include <windows.h>
#include <gl/gl.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
typedef HGLRC WINAPI wglCreateContextAttribsARB_type(HDC hdc, HGLRC hShareContext,
const int *attribList);
wglCreateContextAttribsARB_type *wglCreateContextAttribsARB;
// See https://www.khronos.org/registry/OpenGL/extensions/ARB/WGL_ARB_create_context.txt for all values
#define WGL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION_ARB 0x2091
#define WGL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION_ARB 0x2092
#define WGL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB 0x9126
#define WGL_CONTEXT_CORE_PROFILE_BIT_ARB 0x00000001
typedef BOOL WINAPI wglChoosePixelFormatARB_type(HDC hdc, const int *piAttribIList,
const FLOAT *pfAttribFList, UINT nMaxFormats, int *piFormats, UINT *nNumFormats);
wglChoosePixelFormatARB_type *wglChoosePixelFormatARB;
// See https://www.khronos.org/registry/OpenGL/extensions/ARB/WGL_ARB_pixel_format.txt for all values
#define WGL_DRAW_TO_WINDOW_ARB 0x2001
#define WGL_ACCELERATION_ARB 0x2003
#define WGL_SUPPORT_OPENGL_ARB 0x2010
#define WGL_DOUBLE_BUFFER_ARB 0x2011
#define WGL_PIXEL_TYPE_ARB 0x2013
#define WGL_COLOR_BITS_ARB 0x2014
#define WGL_DEPTH_BITS_ARB 0x2022
#define WGL_STENCIL_BITS_ARB 0x2023
#define WGL_FULL_ACCELERATION_ARB 0x2027
#define WGL_TYPE_RGBA_ARB 0x202B
static void
fatal_error(char *msg)
{
MessageBoxA(NULL, msg, "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
static void
init_opengl_extensions(void)
{
// Before we can load extensions, we need a dummy OpenGL context, created using a dummy window.
// We use a dummy window because you can only set the pixel format for a window once. For the
// real window, we want to use wglChoosePixelFormatARB (so we can potentially specify options
// that aren't available in PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR), but we can't load and use that before we
// have a context.
WNDCLASSA window_class = {
.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW | CS_OWNDC,
.lpfnWndProc = DefWindowProcA,
.hInstance = GetModuleHandle(0),
.lpszClassName = "Dummy_WGL_djuasiodwa",
};
if (!RegisterClassA(&window_class)) {
fatal_error("Failed to register dummy OpenGL window.");
}
HWND dummy_window = CreateWindowExA(
0,
window_class.lpszClassName,
"Dummy OpenGL Window",
0,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
0,
0,
window_class.hInstance,
0);
if (!dummy_window) {
fatal_error("Failed to create dummy OpenGL window.");
}
HDC dummy_dc = GetDC(dummy_window);
PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd = {
.nSize = sizeof(pfd),
.nVersion = 1,
.iPixelType = PFD_TYPE_RGBA,
.dwFlags = PFD_DRAW_TO_WINDOW | PFD_SUPPORT_OPENGL | PFD_DOUBLEBUFFER,
.cColorBits = 32,
.cAlphaBits = 8,
.iLayerType = PFD_MAIN_PLANE,
.cDepthBits = 24,
.cStencilBits = 8,
};
int pixel_format = ChoosePixelFormat(dummy_dc, &pfd);
if (!pixel_format) {
fatal_error("Failed to find a suitable pixel format.");
}
if (!SetPixelFormat(dummy_dc, pixel_format, &pfd)) {
fatal_error("Failed to set the pixel format.");
}
HGLRC dummy_context = wglCreateContext(dummy_dc);
if (!dummy_context) {
fatal_error("Failed to create a dummy OpenGL rendering context.");
}
if (!wglMakeCurrent(dummy_dc, dummy_context)) {
fatal_error("Failed to activate dummy OpenGL rendering context.");
}
wglCreateContextAttribsARB = (wglCreateContextAttribsARB_type*)wglGetProcAddress(
"wglCreateContextAttribsARB");
wglChoosePixelFormatARB = (wglChoosePixelFormatARB_type*)wglGetProcAddress(
"wglChoosePixelFormatARB");
wglMakeCurrent(dummy_dc, 0);
wglDeleteContext(dummy_context);
ReleaseDC(dummy_window, dummy_dc);
DestroyWindow(dummy_window);
}
static HGLRC
init_opengl(HDC real_dc)
{
init_opengl_extensions();
// Now we can choose a pixel format the modern way, using wglChoosePixelFormatARB.
int pixel_format_attribs[] = {
WGL_DRAW_TO_WINDOW_ARB, GL_TRUE,
WGL_SUPPORT_OPENGL_ARB, GL_TRUE,
WGL_DOUBLE_BUFFER_ARB, GL_TRUE,
WGL_ACCELERATION_ARB, WGL_FULL_ACCELERATION_ARB,
WGL_PIXEL_TYPE_ARB, WGL_TYPE_RGBA_ARB,
WGL_COLOR_BITS_ARB, 32,
WGL_DEPTH_BITS_ARB, 24,
WGL_STENCIL_BITS_ARB, 8,
0
};
int pixel_format;
UINT num_formats;
wglChoosePixelFormatARB(real_dc, pixel_format_attribs, 0, 1, &pixel_format, &num_formats);
if (!num_formats) {
fatal_error("Failed to set the OpenGL 3.3 pixel format.");
}
PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd;
DescribePixelFormat(real_dc, pixel_format, sizeof(pfd), &pfd);
if (!SetPixelFormat(real_dc, pixel_format, &pfd)) {
fatal_error("Failed to set the OpenGL 3.3 pixel format.");
}
// Specify that we want to create an OpenGL 3.3 core profile context
int gl33_attribs[] = {
WGL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION_ARB, 3,
WGL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION_ARB, 3,
WGL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB, WGL_CONTEXT_CORE_PROFILE_BIT_ARB,
0,
};
HGLRC gl33_context = wglCreateContextAttribsARB(real_dc, 0, gl33_attribs);
if (!gl33_context) {
fatal_error("Failed to create OpenGL 3.3 context.");
}
if (!wglMakeCurrent(real_dc, gl33_context)) {
fatal_error("Failed to activate OpenGL 3.3 rendering context.");
}
return gl33_context;
}
static LRESULT CALLBACK
window_callback(HWND window, UINT msg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
{
LRESULT result = 0;
switch (msg) {
case WM_CLOSE:
case WM_DESTROY:
PostQuitMessage(0);
break;
default:
result = DefWindowProcA(window, msg, wparam, lparam);
break;
}
return result;
}
static HWND
create_window(HINSTANCE inst)
{
WNDCLASSA window_class = {
.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW | CS_OWNDC,
.lpfnWndProc = window_callback,
.hInstance = inst,
.hCursor = LoadCursor(0, IDC_ARROW),
.hbrBackground = 0,
.lpszClassName = "WGL_fdjhsklf",
};
if (!RegisterClassA(&window_class)) {
fatal_error("Failed to register window.");
}
// Specify a desired width and height, then adjust the rect so the window's client area will be
// that size.
RECT rect = {
.right = 1024,
.bottom = 576,
};
DWORD window_style = WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW;
AdjustWindowRect(&rect, window_style, false);
HWND window = CreateWindowExA(
0,
window_class.lpszClassName,
"OpenGL",
window_style,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
rect.right - rect.left,
rect.bottom - rect.top,
0,
0,
inst,
0);
if (!window) {
fatal_error("Failed to create window.");
}
return window;
}
int WINAPI
WinMain(HINSTANCE inst, HINSTANCE prev, LPSTR cmd_line, int show)
{
HWND window = create_window(inst);
HDC gldc = GetDC(window);
HGLRC glrc = init_opengl(gldc);
ShowWindow(window, show);
UpdateWindow(window);
bool running = true;
while (running) {
MSG msg;
while (PeekMessageA(&msg, 0, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) {
if (msg.message == WM_QUIT) {
running = false;
} else {
TranslateMessage(&msg);
DispatchMessageA(&msg);
}
}
glClearColor(1.0f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 1.0f);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
// Do OpenGL rendering here
SwapBuffers(gldc);
}
return 0;
}
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The registration is very lightweight and gets cleaned up by the operating system. You can if you want.

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