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>SDL_SemTryWait -- Attempt to lock a semaphore but don't suspend the thread.</DIV
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>#include "SDL.h"
#include "SDL_thread.h"</PRE
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>int <B
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>SDL_SemTryWait</B
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>(SDL_sem *sem);</CODE
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> is a non-blocking varient of
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>. If the value of the semaphore
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>sem</I
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> instead of suspending the thread.</P
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>After <TT
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>SDL_SemTryWait</TT
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>SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT</SPAN
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>res = SDL_SemTryWait(my_sem);
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if (res == SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT) {
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SDL_SemPost(my_sem);</PRE
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><TT
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>SDL_CreateSemaphore</TT
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>,
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>SDL_DestroySemaphore</TT
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><TT
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>SDL_SemWait</TT
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>SDL_SemWaitTimeout</TT
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