SDL_GetTicks
Use this function to get the number of milliseconds since the SDL library initialization.
Syntax
Uint32 SDL_GetTicks(void)
Return Value
Returns an unsigned 32-bit value representing the number of milliseconds since the SDL library initialized.
Code Examples
unsigned int lastTime = 0, currentTime;
while (!quit) {
// do stuff
// ...
// Print a report once per second
currentTime = SDL_GetTicks();
if (currentTime > lastTime + 1000) {
printf("Report: %d\n", variable);
lastTime = currentTime;
}
}
Remarks
This value wraps if the program runs for more than ~49 days.
