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A timer is an internal routine that repeatedly measures a specified interval, in milliseconds.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| About Timers | Describes how to create, identify, set, and delete timers. |
| Using Timers | Discusses how to create and destroy timers, and how to use a timer to trap mouse input at specified intervals. |
| Timer Reference | Contains the API reference. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| KillTimer | Destroys the specified timer. |
| SetTimer | Creates a timer with the specified time-out value. |
| TimerProc | An application-defined callback function that processes WM_TIMER messages. The TIMERPROC type defines a pointer to this callback function. TimerProc is a placeholder for the application-defined function name. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| WM_TIMER | Posted to the installing thread's message queue when a timer expires. The message is posted by the GetMessage or PeekMessage function. |