zmq_atomic_counter_destroy - destroy an atomic counter
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Description
The zmq_atomic_counter_destroy function destroys an atomic counter and nullifies its reference. Pass the
address of an atomic counter (void **) rather than the counter itself. You must destroy all counters that
you create, to avoid memory leakage. This function uses platform specific atomic operations.
Example
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void *counter = zmq_atomic_counter_new ();
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_value (counter) == 0);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_inc (counter) == 0);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_inc (counter) == 1);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_inc (counter) == 2);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_value (counter) == 3);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_dec (counter) == 1);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_dec (counter) == 1);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_dec (counter) == 0);
zmq_atomic_counter_set (counter, 2);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_dec (counter) == 1);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_dec (counter) == 0);
zmq_atomic_counter_destroy (&counter);
return 0;
Name
zmq_atomic_counter_destroy - destroy an atomic counter
Return Value
The zmq_atomic_counter_destroy() function has no return value.
See Also
zmq_atomic_counter_new(3) zmq_atomic_counter_set(3) zmq_atomic_counter_inc(3) zmq_atomic_counter_dec(3) zmq_atomic_counter_value(3)
Synopsis
voidzmq_atomic_counter_destroy(void**counter_p);
