How to Use SDL Timers in Game Development

1#include <SDL.h>
2#include <iostream>
3
4Uint32 my_callback(Uint32 interval, void* param) {
5  std::cout << "Timer callback triggered!\n";
6  // Return the interval to reset the timer
7  return interval;
8}
9
10int main(int argc, char** argv) {
11  SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_TIMER);
12  SDL_TimerID my_timer_id = SDL_AddTimer(
13    1000, my_callback, NULL);
14
15  bool running = true;
16  SDL_Event event;
17  while (running) {
18    while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
19      if (event.type == SDL_QUIT) running = false;
20    }
21  }
22
23  SDL_RemoveTimer(my_timer_id);
24  SDL_Quit();
25  return 0;
26}