AtomicCounter3cc
The atomiccounter class offers thread-safe manipulation of an integer counter. atomic counter operation.
Usage
#include <thread.h>
Public Methods
AtomicCounter ()
Initialize an atomic counter to 0. AtomicCounter (int value)
Initialize an atomic counter to a known value. int operator++ (void)
int operator-- (void)
int operator+= (int change)
int operator-= (int change)
int operator+ (int change)
int operator- (int change)
int operator= (int value)
bool operator! (void)
operator int ()
Detailed description
The AtomicCounter class offers thread-safe manipulation of an integer counter. atomic counter operation.
These are commonly used for building thread-safe 'reference' counters for C++ classes. The AtomicCounter depends on the platforms support for 'atomic' integer operations, and can alternately substitute a 'mutex' if no atomic support exists.
Author: Sean Cavanaugh <[email protected]>
Constructor & destructor documentation
AtomicCounter::AtomicCounter ()
Initialize an atomic counter to 0.
AtomicCounter::AtomicCounter (int value)
Initialize an atomic counter to a known value.
Parameters:
- value
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initial value.