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.TH "al_start_timer" "3" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
.SH NAME
al_start_timer \- Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.EX
#include \f[B]<allegro5/allegro.h>\f[R]

void al_start_timer(ALLEGRO_TIMER *timer)
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
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
al_stop_timer(3), al_get_timer_started(3), al_resume_timer(3)