glVertexAttribPointer returns GL_INVALID_OPERATION

Question

I'm using the OpenGL core profile, version 3.3

When I call glVertexAttribPointer I get GL_INVALID_OPERATION. I've already checked out http://www.opengl.org/sdk/docs/man3/xhtml/glVertexAttribPointer.xml

struct
{
   GLuint program;

   GLint uni_texture;
   GLint att_coord;
} shader_fbo;

...

shader_fbo.att_coord = glGetAttribLocation(shader_fbo.program, "coordIn");
glGenVertexArrays(1, &vao);
glGenBuffers(1, &vbo);


/*shader_fbo.att_coord stores now 0*/    
/*vao stores now 1*/

...

GLfloat vertices[] = { -1.0, -1.0,
                       -1.0,  1.0,
                        1.0, -1.0,
                        1.0,  1.0  };
GLubyte indices[] = { 0, 1, 2,
                      1, 2, 3  };
...

glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo);
glBindVertexArray(vao);
glEnableVertexAttribArray(shader_fbo.att_coord);
glVertexAttribPointer(shader_fbo.att_coord,
                      2,
                      GL_FLOAT,
                      GL_FALSE,
                      0,
                      vertices);

...

glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, 6, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, indices);

And here comes my vertex shader

#version 330
in vec2 coordIn;
out vec2 coordFS;
void main() {
    gl_Position = vec4(coordIn, 0.0, 1.0);
    coordFS = (1.0+coordIn)/2.0;
}

It compiles and links without any errors.

Update: glVertexAttribPointer works now but I get a GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY error when I call glDrawElements. The code is updated.

you're getting a memory error because you haven't bound any data with glBufferData() — Anton D
glBufferData binds the data to the currently bound buffer(here is that "vbo") glVertexAttribPointer tells opengl how that data is packed out and how to access it in the shaders. read this for more info : opengl.org/sdk/docs/man/xhtml/glVertexAttribPointer.xml — Anton D

Troubleshoot Troubleshoot · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-19T13:31:33

GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if zero is bound to the GL_ARRAY_BUFFER buffer object binding point and the pointer argument is not NULL.

You don't seem to have bound the buffer object. glVertexAttribArray associates the most recently buffer object with the specified vertex attribute.

glVertexAttribPointer returns GL_INVALID_OPERATION

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