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.TH "al_create_thread" "3" "" "Allegro reference manual"
.SH NAME
al_create_thread \- Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.EX
#include \f[B]<allegro5/allegro.h>\f[R]

ALLEGRO_THREAD *al_create_thread(
   void *(*proc)(ALLEGRO_THREAD *thread, void *arg), void *arg)
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
Spawn a new thread which begins executing \f[CR]proc\f[R].
The new thread is passed its own thread handle and the value
\f[CR]arg\f[R].
.PP
Returns a pointer to the thread on success.
Otherwise, returns NULL if there was an error.
.SH SEE ALSO
al_start_thread(3), al_join_thread(3).