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.TH "al_create_thread" "3alleg5" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
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.SH NAME
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al_create_thread - Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\f[C]
#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

ALLEGRO_THREAD *al_create_thread(
   void *(*proc)(ALLEGRO_THREAD *thread, void *arg), void *arg)
\f[R]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Spawn a new thread which begins executing \f[C]proc\f[R].
The new thread is passed its own thread handle and the value
\f[C]arg\f[R].
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Returns a pointer to the thread on success.
Otherwise, returns NULL if there was an error.
.SH SEE ALSO
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al_start_thread(3alleg5), al_join_thread(3alleg5).