Bind Attributes

std::map <const char*, GLint> shaderMap;

void TheShader::BindAttributes(const char* attribute)
{
    auto it = shaderMap.find(attribute);

    //add vertex attribute to the map if it can't be found
    if (it == shaderMap.end())
    {
        shaderMap[attribute] = glGetAttribLocation(m_shaderProgramID, attribute);
    }
}

void TheShader::BindUniform(const char* attribute)
{
    auto it = shaderMap.find(attribute);

    //add uniform data to the map if it can't be found
    if (it == shaderMap.end())
    {
        shaderMap[attribute] = glGetUniformLocation(m_shaderProgramID, attribute);
    }
}