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1 .TH "SDL_CreateThread" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00" "SDL" "SDL API Reference"
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2 .SH "NAME"
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3 SDL_CreateThread \- Creates a new thread of execution that shares its parent\&'s properties\&.
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4 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
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5 .PP
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6 \fB#include "SDL\&.h"
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7 #include "SDL_thread\&.h"
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8 .sp
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9 \fBSDL_Thread *\fBSDL_CreateThread\fP\fR(\fBint (*fn)(void *), void *data\fR);
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10 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
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11 .PP
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12 \fBSDL_CreateThread\fP creates a new thread of execution that shares all of its parent\&'s global memory, signal handlers, file descriptors, etc, and runs the function \fBfn\fR passed the void pointer \fBdata\fR The thread quits when this function returns\&.
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13 .SH "SEE ALSO"
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14 .PP
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15 \fI\fBSDL_KillThread\fP\fR
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16 .\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00