AtomicInteger Class Reference

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

#include <AtomicInteger.h>

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Public Member Functions
	AtomicInteger ()
	AtomicInteger (int value)
	~AtomicInteger ()
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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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.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

AtomicInteger

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AtomicInteger

(

int

value

)

~AtomicInteger

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)

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Member Function Documentation

operator int

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)

const

bool operator!=

(

int

value

)

const

AtomicInteger& operator%=

(

int

value

)

AtomicInteger& operator&=

(

int

value

)

AtomicInteger& operator*=

(

int

value

)

int operator++

(

int

)

int operator++

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)

AtomicInteger& operator+=

(

int

value

)

int operator--

(

int

)

int operator--

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)

AtomicInteger& operator-=

(

int

value

)

AtomicInteger& operator/=

(

int

value

)

AtomicInteger& operator<<=

(

int

value

)

AtomicInteger& operator=

(

int

value

)

bool operator==

(

int

value

)

const

AtomicInteger& operator>>=

(

int

value

)

AtomicInteger& operator^=

(

int

value

)

AtomicInteger& operator|=

(

int

value

)

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• AtomicInteger.h