SDL_timer.h
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#ifndef SDL_timer_h_
#define SDL_timer_h_
/**
* # CategoryTimer
*
* Header for the SDL time management routines.
*/
#include "SDL_stdinc.h"
#include "SDL_error.h"
#include "begin_code.h"
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/**
* Get the number of milliseconds since SDL library initialization.
*
* This value wraps if the program runs for more than ~49 days.
*
* This function is not recommended as of SDL 2.0.18; use SDL_GetTicks64()
* instead, where the value doesn't wrap every ~49 days. There are places in
* SDL where we provide a 32-bit timestamp that can not change without
* breaking binary compatibility, though, so this function isn't officially
* deprecated.
*
* \returns an unsigned 32-bit value representing the number of milliseconds
* since the SDL library initialized.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.
*
* \sa SDL_TICKS_PASSED
*/
extern DECLSPEC Uint32 SDLCALL SDL_GetTicks(void);
/**
* Get the number of milliseconds since SDL library initialization.
*
* Note that you should not use the SDL_TICKS_PASSED macro with values
* returned by this function, as that macro does clever math to compensate for
* the 32-bit overflow every ~49 days that SDL_GetTicks() suffers from. 64-bit
* values from this function can be safely compared directly.
*
* For example, if you want to wait 100 ms, you could do this:
*
* ```c
* const Uint64 timeout = SDL_GetTicks64() + 100;
* while (SDL_GetTicks64() < timeout) {
* // ... do work until timeout has elapsed
* }
* ```
*
* \returns an unsigned 64-bit value representing the number of milliseconds
* since the SDL library initialized.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.18.
*/
extern DECLSPEC Uint64 SDLCALL SDL_GetTicks64(void);
/**
* Compare 32-bit SDL ticks values, and return true if `A` has passed `B`.
*
* This should be used with results from SDL_GetTicks(), as this macro
* attempts to deal with the 32-bit counter wrapping back to zero every ~49
* days, but should _not_ be used with SDL_GetTicks64(), which does not have
* that problem.
*
* For example, with SDL_GetTicks(), if you want to wait 100 ms, you could do
* this:
*
* ```c
* const Uint32 timeout = SDL_GetTicks() + 100;
* while (!SDL_TICKS_PASSED(SDL_GetTicks(), timeout)) {
* // ... do work until timeout has elapsed
* }
* ```
*
* Note that this does not handle tick differences greater than 2^31 so take
* care when using the above kind of code with large timeout delays (tens of
* days).
*/
#define SDL_TICKS_PASSED(A, B) ((Sint32)((B) - (A)) <= 0)
/**
* Get the current value of the high resolution counter.
*
* This function is typically used for profiling.
*
* The counter values are only meaningful relative to each other. Differences
* between values can be converted to times by using
* SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency().
*
* \returns the current counter value.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.
*
* \sa SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency
*/
extern DECLSPEC Uint64 SDLCALL SDL_GetPerformanceCounter(void);
/**
* Get the count per second of the high resolution counter.
*
* \returns a platform-specific count per second.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.
*
* \sa SDL_GetPerformanceCounter
*/
extern DECLSPEC Uint64 SDLCALL SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency(void);
/**
* Wait a specified number of milliseconds before returning.
*
* This function waits a specified number of milliseconds before returning. It
* waits at least the specified time, but possibly longer due to OS
* scheduling.
*
* \param ms the number of milliseconds to delay.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.
*/
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_Delay(Uint32 ms);
/**
* Function prototype for the timer callback function.
*
* The callback function is passed the current timer interval and returns the
* next timer interval. If the returned value is the same as the one passed
* in, the periodic alarm continues, otherwise a new alarm is scheduled. If
* the callback returns 0, the periodic alarm is cancelled.
*/
typedef Uint32 (SDLCALL * SDL_TimerCallback) (Uint32 interval, void *param);
/**
* Definition of the timer ID type.
*/
typedef int SDL_TimerID;
/**
* Call a callback function at a future time.
*
* If you use this function, you must pass `SDL_INIT_TIMER` to SDL_Init().
*
* The callback function is passed the current timer interval and the user
* supplied parameter from the SDL_AddTimer() call and should return the next
* timer interval. If the value returned from the callback is 0, the timer is
* canceled.
*
* The callback is run on a separate thread.
*
* Timers take into account the amount of time it took to execute the
* callback. For example, if the callback took 250 ms to execute and returned
* 1000 (ms), the timer would only wait another 750 ms before its next
* iteration.
*
* Timing may be inexact due to OS scheduling. Be sure to note the current
* time with SDL_GetTicks() or SDL_GetPerformanceCounter() in case your
* callback needs to adjust for variances.
*
* \param interval the timer delay, in milliseconds, passed to `callback`.
* \param callback the SDL_TimerCallback function to call when the specified
* `interval` elapses.
* \param param a pointer that is passed to `callback`.
* \returns a timer ID or 0 if an error occurs; call SDL_GetError() for more
* information.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.
*
* \sa SDL_RemoveTimer
*/
extern DECLSPEC SDL_TimerID SDLCALL SDL_AddTimer(Uint32 interval,
SDL_TimerCallback callback,
void *param);
/**
* Remove a timer created with SDL_AddTimer().
*
* \param id the ID of the timer to remove.
* \returns SDL_TRUE if the timer is removed or SDL_FALSE if the timer wasn't
* found.
*
* \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.
*
* \sa SDL_AddTimer
*/
extern DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_RemoveTimer(SDL_TimerID id);
/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include "close_code.h"
#endif /* SDL_timer_h_ */
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SDL_error.h
SDL_stdinc.h
SDL_bool
SDL_bool
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:187
Uint64
uint64_t Uint64
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:245
Uint32
uint32_t Uint32
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:231
SDL_GetTicks
Uint32 SDL_GetTicks(void)
SDL_GetTicks64
Uint64 SDL_GetTicks64(void)
SDL_TimerID
int SDL_TimerID
Definition SDL_timer.h:162
SDL_TimerCallback
Uint32(* SDL_TimerCallback)(Uint32 interval, void *param)
Definition SDL_timer.h:157
SDL_RemoveTimer
SDL_bool SDL_RemoveTimer(SDL_TimerID id)
SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency
Uint64 SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency(void)
SDL_GetPerformanceCounter
Uint64 SDL_GetPerformanceCounter(void)
SDL_AddTimer
SDL_TimerID SDL_AddTimer(Uint32 interval, SDL_TimerCallback callback, void *param)
SDL_Delay
void SDL_Delay(Uint32 ms)
begin_code.h
close_code.h