How do I manage textures in OpenGL using C++?

How do I manage textures in OpenGL using C++?

Managing textures in OpenGL involves loading image data, creating texture objects, and binding them for rendering. Would you like to know about a specific part of the process?

Yes, how do I load an image file into a texture?

You can use libraries like SOIL or stb_image to load image files. After loading, you create a texture with glTexImage2D. Would you like a code example?

That would be great! Can you provide a simple code snippet?

Sure! Here's a basic example:

GLuint texture;
glGenTextures(1, &texture);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture);
int width, height, nrChannels;
unsigned char *data = stbi_load("path/to/image.jpg", &width, &height, &nrChannels, 0);
if (data) {
    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, width, height, 0, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, data);
    glGenerateMipmap(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
}
stbi_image_free(data);

Let me know if you need further assistance!