TopBlend: Here is the first difference. There are 5 differences. is old. is new.

java.util.concurrent.atomic
Class AtomicBoolean


java.lang.Object
  extended by java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class AtomicBoolean
extends Object
implements Serializable

A boolean value that may be updated atomically. See the java.util.concurrent.atomic package specification for description of the properties of atomic variables. An AtomicBoolean is used in applications such as atomically updated flags, and cannot be used as a replacement for a Boolean .

Since:
1.5
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
AtomicBoolean ()
          Creates a new AtomicBoolean with initial value false .
AtomicBoolean (boolean initialValue)
          Creates a new AtomicBoolean with the given initial value.
 
Method Summary
 boolean compareAndSet (boolean expect, boolean update)
          Atomically set sets the value to the given updated update value if the current value == is equal to the expected value.
 boolean get ()
          Returns the current value.
 boolean getAndSet (boolean newValue)
          Sets to the given value and returns the previous value.
 void set (boolean newValue)
          Unconditionally sets to the given value.
  String toString ()
          Returns the String representation of the current value.
 boolean weakCompareAndSet (boolean expect, boolean update)
          Atomically set the value to the given updated value if the current value == the expected value.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object
clone , equals , finalize , getClass , hashCode , notify , notifyAll , wait , wait , wait
 

Constructor Detail

AtomicBoolean


public AtomicBoolean(boolean initialValue)
Creates a new AtomicBoolean with the given initial value.

Parameters:
initialValue - the initial value

AtomicBoolean


public AtomicBoolean()
Creates a new AtomicBoolean with initial value false .

Method Detail

get


public final boolean get()
Returns the current value.

Returns:
the current value

compareAndSet


public final boolean compareAndSet(boolean expect,
                                   boolean update)
Atomically set sets the value to the given updated update value if the current value is equal to the expected value. Any given invocation of this operation may fail (return == false the expected value. ) spuriously, but repeated invocation when the current value holds the expected value and no other thread is also attempting to set the value will eventually succeed.

Parameters:
expect - the expected value
update - the new value
Returns:
true if successful. False return indicates that the actual value was not equal to the expected value. true if successful

weakCompareAndSet


public boolean weakCompareAndSet(boolean expect,
                                 boolean update)
Atomically set the value to the given updated value if the current value == the expected value. May fail spuriously.

Parameters:
expect - the expected value
update - the new value
Returns:
true if successful.

set


public final void set(boolean newValue)
Unconditionally sets to the given value.

Parameters:
newValue - the new value

getAndSet


public final boolean getAndSet(boolean newValue)
Sets to the given value and returns the previous value.

Parameters:
newValue - the new value
Returns:
the previous value

toString


public String toString()
Returns the String representation of the current value.

Overrides:
toString in class Object
Returns:
the String representation of the current value.