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install_timer(3alleg4) Allegro manual install_timer(3alleg4)

NAME

install_timer - Installs the Allegro timer interrupt handler.

SYNOPSIS

#include <allegro.h>

int install_timer();

DESCRIPTION

Installs the Allegro timer interrupt handler. You must do this before installing any user timer routines, and also before displaying a mouse pointer, playing FLI animations or MIDI music, and using any of the GUI routines.

RETURN VALUE

Returns zero on success, or a negative number on failure (but you may decide not to check the return value as this function is very unlikely to fail).

SEE ALSO

remove_timer(3alleg4), install_int(3alleg4)

version 4.4.3 Allegro