AtomicInteger Class Reference

#include <AtomicInteger.h>

List of all members.


Detailed Description

This class functions exactly like an int, except that the following operators are atomic: ++, --, +=, -=, *=, /=, =, &=, |=, ^=, <<=, and >>=.

For example, suppose myInt is an AtomicInteger that initially has the value 5. If two threads both evaluate the expression ++myInt, it is guaranteed that one thread will get the value 6 and the other will get the value 7, and myInt will equal 7 afterward. This would not be true for an ordinary int.

On most processors, this form of thread-safety can be implemented in a lightweight way which is much faster than acquiring a lock. When possible, this class uses these mechanisms to achieve maximum efficiency. On platforms that do not support atomic operations directly it uses locking, which is slower but still guaranteed to produce a correct result.

Public Member Functions

 AtomicInteger ()
 AtomicInteger (int value)
 ~AtomicInteger ()
AtomicIntegeroperator= (int value)
 operator int () const
int operator++ ()
int operator++ (int)
int operator-- ()
int operator-- (int)
AtomicIntegeroperator+= (int value)
AtomicIntegeroperator-= (int value)
AtomicIntegeroperator*= (int value)
AtomicIntegeroperator/= (int value)
AtomicIntegeroperator%= (int value)
AtomicIntegeroperator &= (int value)
AtomicIntegeroperator|= (int value)
AtomicIntegeroperator^= (int value)
AtomicIntegeroperator<<= (int value)
AtomicIntegeroperator>>= (int value)
bool operator== (int value) const
bool operator!= (int value) const


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

AtomicInteger (  ) 

AtomicInteger ( int  value  ) 

~AtomicInteger (  ) 


Member Function Documentation

AtomicInteger& operator= ( int  value  ) 

operator int (  )  const

int operator++ (  ) 

int operator++ ( int   ) 

int operator-- (  ) 

int operator-- ( int   ) 

AtomicInteger& operator+= ( int  value  ) 

AtomicInteger& operator-= ( int  value  ) 

AtomicInteger& operator*= ( int  value  ) 

AtomicInteger& operator/= ( int  value  ) 

AtomicInteger& operator%= ( int  value  ) 

AtomicInteger& operator &= ( int  value  ) 

AtomicInteger& operator|= ( int  value  ) 

AtomicInteger& operator^= ( int  value  ) 

AtomicInteger& operator<<= ( int  value  ) 

AtomicInteger& operator>>= ( int  value  ) 

bool operator== ( int  value  )  const

bool operator!= ( int  value  )  const


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