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

ALLEGRO_THREAD\ *al_create_thread(
\ \ \ void\ *(*proc)(ALLEGRO_THREAD\ *thread,\ void\ *arg),\ void\ *arg)
\f[]
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
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Spawn a new thread which begins executing \f[C]proc\f[].
The new thread is passed its own thread handle and the value
\f[C]arg\f[].
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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).