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  83 >SDL_Delay&nbsp;--&nbsp;Wait a specified number of milliseconds before returning.</DIV
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 100 >#include "SDL.h"</PRE
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 102 ><CODE
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 104 CLASS="FUNCDEF"
 105 >void <B
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 107 >SDL_Delay</B
 108 ></CODE
 109 >(Uint32 ms);</CODE
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 123 >Wait a specified number of milliseconds before returning. <TT
 124 CLASS="FUNCTION"
 125 >SDL_Delay</TT
 126 > will wait at <SPAN
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 128 ><I
 129 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 130 >least</I
 131 ></SPAN
 132 > the specified time, but possible longer due to OS scheduling.</P
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 139 >Note: </B
 140 >Count on a delay granularity of <SPAN
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 144 >at least</I
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 146 > 10 ms.
 147 Some platforms have shorter clock ticks but this is the most common.</P
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