Sending single unsinged int to VBO - c++

Question

I am trying to send a single unsigned int to vbo, but when I test its value in the vertex shader (which should be 1), the value is different from the one expected.
The variable that contains my unsigned ints is textureIds
The code that load the vbo :
std::vector<unsigned int> textureIds;
glGenBuffers(1, &vboID_m);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vboID_m);
{
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
(vertices.size() + texture.size() + normals.size())
* sizeof(float) + textureIds.size() * sizeof(unsigned int), 0,
GL_STATIC_DRAW);
glBufferSubData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0, vertices.size() * sizeof(float),
vertices.data());
glBufferSubData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertices.size() * sizeof(float),
texture.size() * sizeof(float), texture.data());
glBufferSubData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
(vertices.size() + texture.size()) * sizeof(float),
normals.size() * sizeof(float), normals.data());
glBufferSubData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
(vertices.size() + texture.size() + normals.size()) * sizeof(float),
textureIds.size() * sizeof(unsigned int), textureIds.data());
}
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
The code that draw the vbo:
void Chunck::draw() const {
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vboID_m);
glVertexAttribPointer(0, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 3 * sizeof(float),
BUFFER_OFFSET(0));
glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
glVertexAttribPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 2 * sizeof(float),
BUFFER_OFFSET(verticeSize_m * sizeof(float)));
glEnableVertexAttribArray(1);
glVertexAttribPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 3 * sizeof(float),
BUFFER_OFFSET(
(verticeSize_m + textureSize_m) * sizeof(float)));
glEnableVertexAttribArray(2);
glVertexAttribPointer(3, 1, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(unsigned int),
BUFFER_OFFSET(
(verticeSize_m + textureSize_m + normalSize_m) * sizeof(float)));
glEnableVertexAttribArray(3);
glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, grassTexture_m.getID());
glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE1);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, dirtTexture_m.getID());
glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, verticeSize_m / 3);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
glDisableVertexAttribArray(2);
glDisableVertexAttribArray(1);
glDisableVertexAttribArray(0);
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
}
The vertex shader:
#version 330 core
in vec3 in_Vertex;
in vec2 in_TexCoord0;
in vec3 in_normal;
in int in_textureId;
uniform mat4 projection;
uniform mat4 model;
uniform mat4 view;
out vec2 coordTexture;
out vec3 normal;
out vec3 FragPos;
out vec3 rayDir;
out float grassAmount;
out float dirtAmount;
void main()
{
vec4 pos = model * vec4(in_Vertex, 1.0);
vec2 mu = vec2(0., 0.);
//pos.y = max(pos.y, 10 * exp(-((pos.x - mu.x) * (pos.x - mu.x) + (pos.z - mu.y) * (pos.z - mu.y)) / 100.));
gl_Position = projection * view * pos;
FragPos = vec3(pos);
coordTexture = in_TexCoord0;
normal = in_normal;
rayDir = (view * model * vec4(FragPos, 1.)).xyz;
grassAmount = 0;
dirtAmount = 0;
if (in_textureId == 0)
grassAmount = 1;
else if (in_textureId == 1)
dirtAmount = 1;
}
I should enter into the second if, but it doesn't :\

Answer 1

You have to use glVertexAttribIPointer (focus on I), when defining the array of generic vertex attribute data, for the vertex attribute in int in_textureId;.
Vertex attribute data defined by glVertexAttribPointer will be converted to floating point.
See OpenGL 4.6 API Core Profile Specification; 10.2. CURRENT VERTEX ATTRIBUTE VALUES; page 344
The VertexAttribI* commands specify signed or unsigned fixed-point values
that are stored as signed or unsigned integers, respectively. Such values are referred to as pure integers.
...
All other VertexAttrib* commands specify values that are converted directly to the internal floating-point representation.
Note, you should use either Layout Qualifier to specify the attribute index in the vertex shader:
layout(location = 0) in vec3 in_Vertex;
layout(location = 1) in vec2 in_TexCoord0;
layout(location = 2) in vec3 in_normal;
layout(location = 3) in int in_textureId;
or you should ask for the attribute index by glGetAttribLocation aftet the program has been linked:
e.g.:
GLuint progObj = ...;
glLinkProgram( progObj );
GLint texIdInx = glGetAttribLocation( progObj, "in_textureId" );
glVertexAttribIPointer(
texIdInx, 1, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(unsigned int),
BUFFER_OFFSET((verticeSize_m + textureSize_m + normalSize_m) * sizeof(float)));
glEnableVertexAttribArray(texIdInx );
Edit:
Of course, glBindAttribLocation is a proper solution too.