4.3.4 Mix_PlayChannelTimed

int Mix_PlayChannelTimed(int channel, Mix_Chunk *chunk, int loops, int ticks)

channel

Channel to play on, or -1 for the first free unreserved channel.

chunk

Sample to play.

loops

Number of loops, -1 is infinite loops.
Passing one here plays the sample twice (1 loop).

ticks

Millisecond limit to play sample, at most.
If not enough loops or the sample chunk is not long enough, then the sample may stop before this timeout occurs.
-1 means play forever.

If the sample is long enough and has enough loops then the sample will stop after ticks milliseconds. Otherwise this function is the same as 4.3.3 Mix_PlayChannel.

Returns: the channel the sample is played on. On any errors, -1 is returned.

// play sample on first free unreserved channel // play it for half a second // Mix_Chunk *sample; //previously loaded if(Mix_PlayChannelTimed(-1, sample, -1 , 500)==-1) { printf("Mix_PlayChannel: %s\n",Mix_GetError()); // may be critical error, or maybe just no channels were free. // you could allocated another channel in that case... }

See Also:
4.3.3 Mix_PlayChannel, 4.3.6 Mix_FadeInChannelTimed, 4.3.11 Mix_FadeOutChannel, 4.4.1 Mix_ReserveChannels