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ZMQ_ATOMIC_COUNTER_D(3) 	   0MQ Manual		 ZMQ_ATOMIC_COUNTER_D(3)

NAME
     zmq_atomic_counter_dec - decrement an atomic counter

SYNOPSIS
     int zmq_atomic_counter_dec (void *counter);

DESCRIPTION
     The  zmq_atomic_counter_dec  function  decrements	an  atomic  counter in a
     threadsafe fashion. This function uses platform specific atomic operations.

RETURN VALUE
     The zmq_atomic_counter_dec() function returns 1 if the counter  is  greater
     than zero after decrementing, or zero if the counter reached zero.

EXAMPLE
     Test code for atomic counters.

	 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;

SEE ALSO
     zmq_atomic_counter_new(3)			       zmq_atomic_counter_set(3)
     zmq_atomic_counter_inc(3)			     zmq_atomic_counter_value(3)
     zmq_atomic_counter_destroy(3)

AUTHORS
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0MQ 4.3.5			   10/09/2023		 ZMQ_ATOMIC_COUNTER_D(3)

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