Added in API level 1

AtomicReferenceArray

public class AtomicReferenceArray
extends Object implements Serializable

java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReferenceArray<E>


An array of object references in which elements may be updated atomically. See the VarHandle specification for descriptions of the properties of atomic accesses.

Summary

Public constructors

AtomicReferenceArray(E[] array)

Creates a new AtomicReferenceArray with the same length as, and all elements copied from, the given array.

AtomicReferenceArray(int length)

Creates a new AtomicReferenceArray of the given length, with all elements initially null.

Public methods

final E accumulateAndGet(int i, E x, BinaryOperator<E> accumulatorFunction)

Atomically updates (with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndSet(Object)) the element at index i with the results of applying the given function to the current and given values, returning the updated value.

final E compareAndExchange(int i, E expectedValue, E newValue)

Atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value, referred to as the witness value, == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndExchange.

final E compareAndExchangeAcquire(int i, E expectedValue, E newValue)

Atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value, referred to as the witness value, == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndExchangeAcquire.

final E compareAndExchangeRelease(int i, E expectedValue, E newValue)

Atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value, referred to as the witness value, == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndExchangeRelease.

final boolean compareAndSet(int i, E expectedValue, E newValue)

Atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndSet.

final E get(int i)

Returns the current value of the element at index i, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.getVolatile.

final E getAcquire(int i)

Returns the current value of the element at index i, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.getAcquire.

final E getAndAccumulate(int i, E x, BinaryOperator<E> accumulatorFunction)

Atomically updates (with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndSet(Object)) the element at index i with the results of applying the given function to the current and given values, returning the previous value.

final E getAndSet(int i, E newValue)

Atomically sets the element at index i to newValue and returns the old value, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.getAndSet.

final E getAndUpdate(int i, UnaryOperator<E> updateFunction)

Atomically updates (with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndSet(Object)) the element at index i with the results of applying the given function, returning the previous value.

final E getOpaque(int i)

Returns the current value of the element at index i, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.getOpaque.

final E getPlain(int i)

Returns the current value of the element at index i, with memory semantics of reading as if the variable was declared non-volatile.

final void lazySet(int i, E newValue)

Sets the element at index i to newValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.setRelease.

final int length()

Returns the length of the array.

final void set(int i, E newValue)

Sets the element at index i to newValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.setVolatile.

final void setOpaque(int i, E newValue)

Sets the element at index i to newValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.setOpaque.

final void setPlain(int i, E newValue)

Sets the element at index i to newValue, with memory semantics of setting as if the variable was declared non-volatile and non-final.

final void setRelease(int i, E newValue)

Sets the element at index i to newValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.setRelease.

String toString()

Returns the String representation of the current values of array.

final E updateAndGet(int i, UnaryOperator<E> updateFunction)

Atomically updates (with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndSet(Object)) the element at index i with the results of applying the given function, returning the updated value.

final boolean weakCompareAndSet(int i, E expectedValue, E newValue)

This method was deprecated in API level 33. This method has plain memory effects but the method name implies volatile memory effects (see methods such as compareAndExchange(int, E, E) and compareAndSet(int, E, E)). To avoid confusion over plain or volatile memory effects it is recommended that the method weakCompareAndSetPlain(int, E, E) be used instead.

final boolean weakCompareAndSetAcquire(int i, E expectedValue, E newValue)

Possibly atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.weakCompareAndSetAcquire.

final boolean weakCompareAndSetPlain(int i, E expectedValue, E newValue)

Possibly atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.weakCompareAndSetPlain.

final boolean weakCompareAndSetRelease(int i, E expectedValue, E newValue)

Possibly atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.weakCompareAndSetRelease.

final boolean weakCompareAndSetVolatile(int i, E expectedValue, E newValue)

Possibly atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.weakCompareAndSet.

Inherited methods

Public constructors

AtomicReferenceArray

Added in API level 1
public AtomicReferenceArray (E[] array)

Creates a new AtomicReferenceArray with the same length as, and all elements copied from, the given array.

Parameters
array E: the array to copy elements from

Throws
NullPointerException if array is null

AtomicReferenceArray

Added in API level 1
public AtomicReferenceArray (int length)

Creates a new AtomicReferenceArray of the given length, with all elements initially null.

Parameters
length int: the length of the array

Public methods

accumulateAndGet

Added in API level 24
public final E accumulateAndGet (int i, 
                E x, 
                BinaryOperator<E> accumulatorFunction)

Atomically updates (with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndSet(Object)) the element at index i with the results of applying the given function to the current and given values, returning the updated value. The function should be side-effect-free, since it may be re-applied when attempted updates fail due to contention among threads. The function is applied with the current value of the element at index i as its first argument, and the given update as the second argument.

Parameters
i int: the index

x E: the update value

accumulatorFunction BinaryOperator: a side-effect-free function of two arguments

Returns
E the updated value

compareAndExchange

Added in API level 33
public final E compareAndExchange (int i, 
                E expectedValue, 
                E newValue)

Atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value, referred to as the witness value, == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndExchange.

Parameters
i int: the index

expectedValue E: the expected value

newValue E: the new value

Returns
E the witness value, which will be the same as the expected value if successful

compareAndExchangeAcquire

Added in API level 33
public final E compareAndExchangeAcquire (int i, 
                E expectedValue, 
                E newValue)

Atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value, referred to as the witness value, == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndExchangeAcquire.

Parameters
i int: the index

expectedValue E: the expected value

newValue E: the new value

Returns
E the witness value, which will be the same as the expected value if successful

compareAndExchangeRelease

Added in API level 33
public final E compareAndExchangeRelease (int i, 
                E expectedValue, 
                E newValue)

Atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value, referred to as the witness value, == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndExchangeRelease.

Parameters
i int: the index

expectedValue E: the expected value

newValue E: the new value

Returns
E the witness value, which will be the same as the expected value if successful

compareAndSet

Added in API level 1
public final boolean compareAndSet (int i, 
                E expectedValue, 
                E newValue)

Atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndSet.

Parameters
i int: the index

expectedValue E: the expected value

newValue E: the new value

Returns
boolean true if successful. False return indicates that the actual value was not equal to the expected value.

get

Added in API level 1
public final E get (int i)

Returns the current value of the element at index i, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.getVolatile.

Parameters
i int: the index

Returns
E the current value

getAcquire

Added in API level 33
public final E getAcquire (int i)

Returns the current value of the element at index i, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.getAcquire.

Parameters
i int: the index

Returns
E the value

getAndAccumulate

Added in API level 24
public final E getAndAccumulate (int i, 
                E x, 
                BinaryOperator<E> accumulatorFunction)

Atomically updates (with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndSet(Object)) the element at index i with the results of applying the given function to the current and given values, returning the previous value. The function should be side-effect-free, since it may be re-applied when attempted updates fail due to contention among threads. The function is applied with the current value of the element at index i as its first argument, and the given update as the second argument.

Parameters
i int: the index

x E: the update value

accumulatorFunction BinaryOperator: a side-effect-free function of two arguments

Returns
E the previous value

getAndSet

Added in API level 1
public final E getAndSet (int i, 
                E newValue)

Atomically sets the element at index i to newValue and returns the old value, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.getAndSet.

Parameters
i int: the index

newValue E: the new value

Returns
E the previous value

getAndUpdate

Added in API level 24
public final E getAndUpdate (int i, 
                UnaryOperator<E> updateFunction)

Atomically updates (with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndSet(Object)) the element at index i with the results of applying the given function, returning the previous value. The function should be side-effect-free, since it may be re-applied when attempted updates fail due to contention among threads.

Parameters
i int: the index

updateFunction UnaryOperator: a side-effect-free function

Returns
E the previous value

getOpaque

Added in API level 33
public final E getOpaque (int i)

Returns the current value of the element at index i, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.getOpaque.

Parameters
i int: the index

Returns
E the value

getPlain

Added in API level 33
public final E getPlain (int i)

Returns the current value of the element at index i, with memory semantics of reading as if the variable was declared non-volatile.

Parameters
i int: the index

Returns
E the value

lazySet

Added in API level 9
public final void lazySet (int i, 
                E newValue)

Sets the element at index i to newValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.setRelease.

Parameters
i int: the index

newValue E: the new value

length

Added in API level 1
public final int length ()

Returns the length of the array.

Returns
int the length of the array

set

Added in API level 1
public final void set (int i, 
                E newValue)

Sets the element at index i to newValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.setVolatile.

Parameters
i int: the index

newValue E: the new value

setOpaque

Added in API level 33
public final void setOpaque (int i, 
                E newValue)

Sets the element at index i to newValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.setOpaque.

Parameters
i int: the index

newValue E: the new value

setPlain

Added in API level 33
public final void setPlain (int i, 
                E newValue)

Sets the element at index i to newValue, with memory semantics of setting as if the variable was declared non-volatile and non-final.

Parameters
i int: the index

newValue E: the new value

setRelease

Added in API level 33
public final void setRelease (int i, 
                E newValue)

Sets the element at index i to newValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.setRelease.

Parameters
i int: the index

newValue E: the new value

toString

Added in API level 1
public String toString ()

Returns the String representation of the current values of array.

Returns
String the String representation of the current values of array

updateAndGet

Added in API level 24
public final E updateAndGet (int i, 
                UnaryOperator<E> updateFunction)

Atomically updates (with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.compareAndSet(Object)) the element at index i with the results of applying the given function, returning the updated value. The function should be side-effect-free, since it may be re-applied when attempted updates fail due to contention among threads.

Parameters
i int: the index

updateFunction UnaryOperator: a side-effect-free function

Returns
E the updated value

weakCompareAndSet

Added in API level 1
Deprecated in API level 33
public final boolean weakCompareAndSet (int i, 
                E expectedValue, 
                E newValue)

This method was deprecated in API level 33.
This method has plain memory effects but the method name implies volatile memory effects (see methods such as compareAndExchange(int, E, E) and compareAndSet(int, E, E)). To avoid confusion over plain or volatile memory effects it is recommended that the method weakCompareAndSetPlain(int, E, E) be used instead.

Possibly atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.weakCompareAndSetPlain.

Parameters
i int: the index

expectedValue E: the expected value

newValue E: the new value

Returns
boolean true if successful

weakCompareAndSetAcquire

Added in API level 33
public final boolean weakCompareAndSetAcquire (int i, 
                E expectedValue, 
                E newValue)

Possibly atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.weakCompareAndSetAcquire.

Parameters
i int: the index

expectedValue E: the expected value

newValue E: the new value

Returns
boolean true if successful

weakCompareAndSetPlain

Added in API level 33
public final boolean weakCompareAndSetPlain (int i, 
                E expectedValue, 
                E newValue)

Possibly atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.weakCompareAndSetPlain.

Parameters
i int: the index

expectedValue E: the expected value

newValue E: the new value

Returns
boolean true if successful

weakCompareAndSetRelease

Added in API level 33
public final boolean weakCompareAndSetRelease (int i, 
                E expectedValue, 
                E newValue)

Possibly atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.weakCompareAndSetRelease.

Parameters
i int: the index

expectedValue E: the expected value

newValue E: the new value

Returns
boolean true if successful

weakCompareAndSetVolatile

Added in API level 33
public final boolean weakCompareAndSetVolatile (int i, 
                E expectedValue, 
                E newValue)

Possibly atomically sets the element at index i to newValue if the element's current value == expectedValue, with memory effects as specified by VarHandle.weakCompareAndSet.

Parameters
i int: the index

expectedValue E: the expected value

newValue E: the new value

Returns
boolean true if successful