How to fill the shape, made up of GL_LINE_LOOP

Question

I'm trying to make do water simulation. But I'm restricted to use 2D, So i started with just making the boundary of the sea by using sine wave, through Gl_Line_loop. but I'm just unable to fill it. I have tried changing it to the Gl_polygon mode but then i don't get the proper shape. here is the code:

here is the image of wave, i want to get filled

Answer 1

To tessellate the above, specify a top then a bottom vertex right along the line, then draw a triangle strip. i.e. for each (x, y) position along the sin wave, emit two vertices, the same x but y = 0 (the bottom). Then render a triangle strip.

Something like this:

glBegin(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP);
for(x=-50;x<=50;x+=inc){
    k = 2 * 3.14 / wavelength;
    y = amplitude * sin(k * x);
    glVertex3f(x, y-35, 0);
    glVertex3f(x, y, 0);
}
glEnd();