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

void al_start_timer(ALLEGRO_TIMER *timer)
\f[R]
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Start the timer specified.
From then, the timer\[cq]s counter will increment at a constant rate,
and it will begin generating events.
Starting a timer that is already started does nothing.
Starting a timer that was stopped will reset the timer\[cq]s counter,
effectively restarting the timer from the beginning.
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
al_stop_timer(3alleg5), al_get_timer_started(3alleg5),
al_resume_timer(3alleg5)