zmq_atomic_counter_set - set atomic counter to new value
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Description
The zmq_atomic_counter_set function sets the counter to a new value, in a threadsafe fashion. The largest
value that is guaranteed to work across all platforms is 2^31-1. 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_set - set atomic counter to new value
Return Value
The zmq_atomic_counter_set() function has no return value.
See Also
zmq_atomic_counter_new(3) zmq_atomic_counter_inc(3) zmq_atomic_counter_dec(3) zmq_atomic_counter_value(3) zmq_atomic_counter_destroy(3)
Synopsis
voidzmq_atomic_counter_set(void*counter,intvalue);
