LOCK_VARIABLE

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Updated: version 4.2.2
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NAME

LOCK_VARIABLE - Locks the memory of a variable used by a timer. Allegro game programming library.  

SYNOPSIS

#include <allegro.h>

Macro LOCK_VARIABLE(variable_name);  

DESCRIPTION

Due to interrupts, you are required to lock all the memory used by your timer routines. See the description of install_int_ex() for a more detailed explanation and usage example.

 

SEE ALSO

install_int(3), install_int_ex(3), exscn3d(3), exsprite(3), exswitch(3), extimer(3), exupdate(3), exzbuf(3)