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PhGetTile()

Retrieve a tile from the internal tile pool

Synopsis:

PhTile_t *PhGetTile( void );

Library:

ph

Description:

Photon maintains an internal pool of tiles because tiles are frequently used, and using the pool reduces the amount of time allocating and freeing the tiles. This function retrieves a tile from the internal tile pool. The tile isn't initialized.

Returns:

A pointer to the new tile, or NULL if an error occurred.

Classification:

Photon

Safety:
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	No
Thread	No

See also:

PhAddMergeTiles(), PhClipTilings(), PhCoalesceTiles(), PhCopyTiles(), PhDeTranslateTiles(), PhFreeTiles(), PhIntersectTilings(), PhMergeTiles(), PhRectsToTiles(), PhSortTiles(), PhTile_t, PhTilesToRects(), PhTranslateTiles()

"Using damage tiles" in the Raw Drawing and Animation chapter of the Photon Programmer's Guide

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