OpenGL – Can I draw non-indexed when index-buffer is set for VAO?

I set up a VAO, binding vertex-buffers to it for vertex attributes, but also set index-buffer (With glVertexArrayElementBuffer). Does that restrict it so it only works with glDrawElements type of commands, or will it work with glDrawArrays too?
(Using OpenGL4.5)

>Solution :

Does that restrict it so it only works with glDrawElements type of commands?

No.

You can still use non-indexed draw calls like glDrawArrays. The question is whether your vertex topology suits that. glDrawArrays is essentially equal to an indexed draw call with indices [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …].

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