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1 .TH "SDL_SetTimer" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01" "SDL" "SDL API Reference" |
| 0 | 2 .SH "NAME" |
| 3 SDL_SetTimer\- Set a callback to run after the specified number of milliseconds has elapsed\&. | |
| 4 .SH "SYNOPSIS" | |
| 5 .PP | |
| 6 \fB#include "SDL\&.h" | |
| 7 .sp | |
| 8 \fBint \fBSDL_SetTimer\fP\fR(\fBUint32 interval, SDL_TimerCallback callback\fR); | |
| 9 .SH "CALLBACK" | |
| 10 .PP | |
| 11 /* Function prototype for the timer callback function */ typedef Uint32 (*SDL_TimerCallback)(Uint32 interval); | |
| 12 .SH "DESCRIPTION" | |
| 13 .PP | |
| 14 Set a callback to run after the specified number of milliseconds has elapsed\&. The callback function is passed the current timer interval and returns the next timer interval\&. If the returned value is the same as the one passed in, the periodic alarm continues, otherwise a new alarm is scheduled\&. | |
| 15 .PP | |
| 16 To cancel a currently running timer, call \fBSDL_SetTimer(0, NULL);\fP | |
| 17 .PP | |
| 18 The timer callback function may run in a different thread than your main constant, and so shouldn\&'t call any functions from within itself\&. | |
| 19 .PP | |
| 20 The maximum resolution of this timer is 10 ms, which means that if you request a 16 ms timer, your callback will run approximately 20 ms later on an unloaded system\&. If you wanted to set a flag signaling a frame update at 30 frames per second (every 33 ms), you might set a timer for 30 ms (see example below)\&. | |
| 21 .PP | |
| 22 If you use this function, you need to pass \fBSDL_INIT_TIMER\fP to \fBSDL_Init()\fP\&. | |
| 23 .PP | |
| 24 .RS | |
| 25 \fBNote: | |
| 26 .PP | |
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27 This function is kept for compatibility but has been superseded by the new timer functions \fISDL_AddTimer\fR and \fISDL_RemoveTimer\fR which support multiple timers\&. |
| 0 | 28 .RE |
| 29 .SH "EXAMPLES" | |
| 30 .PP | |
| 31 .PP | |
| 32 .nf | |
| 33 \f(CWSDL_SetTimer((33/10)*10, my_callback);\fR | |
| 34 .fi | |
| 35 .PP | |
| 36 .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
| 37 .PP | |
| 38 \fI\fBSDL_AddTimer\fP\fR | |
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39 ...\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01 |