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

ALLEGRO_TIMER *al_create_timer(double speed_secs)
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
Allocates and initializes a timer.
If successful, a pointer to a new timer object is returned, otherwise
NULL is returned.
\f[I]speed_secs\f[R] is in seconds per \[lq]tick\[rq], and must be
positive.
The new timer is initially stopped and needs to be started with
al_start_timer(3) before ALLEGRO_EVENT_TIMER(3) events are sent.
.PP
Usage note: typical granularity is on the order of microseconds, but
with some drivers might only be milliseconds.
.SH SEE ALSO
al_start_timer(3), al_destroy_timer(3)