How Is a Display List Organized?

Display lists contain zero or more segments. A segment is an ordered list of zero or more elements. An element is the stored representation of a Starbase primitive, attribute or control function or a Starbase Display List function. There is a one-to-one correspondence between the Starbase function used to create an element and the element itself.

Figure 1-4 Display List Constructs

As mentioned above, the segments of a display list can "call" other segments; that is, they can be organized in a hierarchical structure. This multi-level structuring scheme allows construction of a network of segments that can closely parallel the application models they represent. You can modify the structure of a segment network and inquire about many aspects of a segment network.

Figure 1-5 Segment Networks