Java – AtomicReference Class

October 25, 2019 howtojava Java Concurrent Atomic 0

Java AtomicReference Class methods, constructors, variables available in Java 8 release are listed below. We will publish example program on each methods ASAP.

Constructors in Java AtomicReference Class

S.No Constructor & Description
1 AtomicReference()

Creates a new AtomicReference with null initial value.
2 AtomicReference(V initialValue)

Creates a new AtomicReference with the given initial value.

Methods in Java AtomicReference Class

S.No Method & Description
1 V accumulateAndGet(V x, BinaryOperator<V> accumulatorFunction)

Atomically updates the current value with the results of applying the given function to the current and given values, returning the updated value.
2 boolean compareAndSet(V expect, V update)

Atomically sets the value to the given updated value if the current value == the expected value.
3 V get()

Gets the current value.
4 V getAndAccumulate(V x, BinaryOperator<V> accumulatorFunction)

Atomically updates the current value with the results of applying the given function to the current and given values, returning the previous value.
5 V getAndSet(V newValue)

Atomically sets to the given value and returns the old value.
6 V getAndUpdate(UnaryOperator<V> updateFunction)

Atomically updates the current value with the results of applying the given function, returning the previous value.
7 void lazySet(V newValue)

Eventually sets to the given value.
8 void set(V newValue)

Sets to the given value.
9 String toString()

Returns the String representation of the current value.
10 V updateAndGet(UnaryOperator<V> updateFunction)

Atomically updates the current value with the results of applying the given function, returning the updated value.
11 boolean weakCompareAndSet(V expect, V update)

Atomically sets the value to the given updated value if the current value == the expected value.

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