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ZMQ_ATOMIC_COUNTER_N(3) 	   0MQ Manual		 ZMQ_ATOMIC_COUNTER_N(3)

NAME
     zmq_atomic_counter_new - create a new atomic counter

SYNOPSIS
     void *zmq_atomic_counter_new (void);

DESCRIPTION
     The  zmq_atomic_counter_new  function creates a new atomic counter. You can
     use this in multithreaded applications to do, for example, reference count-
     ing of shared objects. The atomic counter is at least 32 bits  large.  This
     function uses platform specific atomic operations.

RETURN VALUE
     The  zmq_atomic_counter_new()  function  returns  the new atomic counter if
     successful. Otherwise it returns NULL.

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_set(3)			       zmq_atomic_counter_inc(3)
     zmq_atomic_counter_dec(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_N(3)

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