###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is under heavy development and the API is changing! [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) is the current stable version!) # SDL_GetTicks Get the number of milliseconds since SDL library initialization. ## Syntax ```c Uint64 SDL_GetTicks(void); ``` ## Return Value Returns an unsigned 64-bit value representing the number of milliseconds since the SDL library initialized. ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.0.0. ## Code Examples ```c++ unsigned int lastTime = 0, currentTime; while (!quit) { // do stuff // ... // Print a report once per second currentTime = SDL_GetTicks(); if (currentTime > lastTime + 1000) { printf("Report: %d\n", variable); lastTime = currentTime; } } ``` ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryTimer](CategoryTimer)