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>SDL_CreateSemaphore</H1
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>SDL_CreateSemaphore&nbsp;--&nbsp;Creates a new semaphore and assigns an initial value to it.</DIV
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>#include "SDL.h"
#include "SDL_thread.h"</PRE
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>SDL_sem *<B
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>SDL_CreateSemaphore</B
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>(Uint32 initial_value);</CODE
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><TT
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> creates a new semaphore and
initializes it with the value <TT
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>initial_value</I
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Each locking operation on the semaphore by
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will atomically decrement the semaphore value. The locking operation will be blocked
if the semaphore value is not positive (greater than zero). Each unlock operation by
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>Returns a pointer to an initialized semaphore or
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>SDL_sem *my_sem;

my_sem = SDL_CreateSemaphore(INITIAL_SEM_VALUE);

if (my_sem == NULL) {
        return CREATE_SEM_FAILED;
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