This step applies only in RGBA mode. In color index mode, proceed to the next step. The alpha test discards a fragment conditional on the outcome of a comparison between the incoming fragment's alpha value and a constant value. The comparison is enabled or disabled with the generic Enable and Disable commands using the symbolic constant ALPHA_TEST. When disabled, it is as if the comparison always passes. The test is controlled with
void AlphaFunc ( enum func, clampf ref ) ;
func is a symbolic constant indicating
the alpha test function; ref is a reference value.
ref is clamped to lie in 
,
and then
converted to a fixed-point value according to the rules given for an A
component in section 2.13.9.
For purposes of the alpha test,
the fragment's alpha value is also rounded to the nearest integer.
The possible constants specifying the test function are
NEVER, ALWAYS, LESS, LEQUAL,
EQUAL, GEQUAL, GREATER, or NOTEQUAL,
meaning pass the fragment never, always,
if the fragment's alpha value is
less than, less than or equal to, equal to, greater than or
equal to, greater than, or not equal to the reference value,
respectively.
The required state consists of the floating-point reference value, an eight-valued integer indicating the comparison function, and a bit indicating if the comparison is enabled or disabled. The initial state is for the reference value to be 0 and the function to be ALWAYS. Initially, the alpha test is disabled.