java.util.concurrent.atomic

## Class AtomicLongFieldUpdater<T>

- java.lang.Object
- - java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLongFieldUpdater<T>

- Type Parameters:
    `T` - The type of the object holding the updatable field

      public abstract class AtomicLongFieldUpdater<T>
      extends Object

  A reflection-based utility that enables atomic updates to designated `volatile long` fields of designated classes. This class is designed for use in atomic data structures in which several fields of the same node are independently subject to atomic updates.

  Note that the guarantees of the `compareAndSet` method in this class are weaker than in other atomic classes. Because this class cannot ensure that all uses of the field are appropriate for purposes of atomic access, it can guarantee atomicity only with respect to other invocations of `compareAndSet` and `set` on the same updater.

  Since:
    1.5

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `AtomicLongFieldUpdater()` Protected do-nothing constructor for use by subclasses.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `long` | `addAndGet(T obj, long delta)` Atomically adds the given value to the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
    `abstract boolean` | `compareAndSet(T obj, long expect, long update)` Atomically sets the field of the given object managed by this updater to the given updated value if the current value `==` the expected value.
    `long` | `decrementAndGet(T obj)` Atomically decrements by one the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
    `abstract long` | `get(T obj)` Gets the current value held in the field of the given object managed by this updater.
    `long` | `getAndAdd(T obj, long delta)` Atomically adds the given value to the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
    `long` | `getAndDecrement(T obj)` Atomically decrements by one the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
    `long` | `getAndIncrement(T obj)` Atomically increments by one the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
    `long` | `getAndSet(T obj, long newValue)` Atomically sets the field of the given object managed by this updater to the given value and returns the old value.
    `long` | `incrementAndGet(T obj)` Atomically increments by one the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
    `abstract void` | `lazySet(T obj, long newValue)` Eventually sets the field of the given object managed by this updater to the given updated value.
    `static <U> AtomicLongFieldUpdater<U>` | `newUpdater(Class<U> tclass, String fieldName)` Creates and returns an updater for objects with the given field.
    `abstract void` | `set(T obj, long newValue)` Sets the field of the given object managed by this updater to the given updated value.
    `abstract boolean` | `weakCompareAndSet(T obj, long expect, long update)` Atomically sets the field of the given object managed by this updater 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, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AtomicLongFieldUpdater

          protected AtomicLongFieldUpdater()

      Protected do-nothing constructor for use by subclasses.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### newUpdater

          public static <U> AtomicLongFieldUpdater<U> newUpdater(Class<U> tclass,
                                                 String fieldName)

      Creates and returns an updater for objects with the given field. The Class argument is needed to check that reflective types and generic types match.
      Parameters:
        `tclass` - the class of the objects holding the field
        `fieldName` - the name of the field to be updated.
      Returns:
        the updater
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the field is not a volatile long type.
        `RuntimeException` - with a nested reflection-based exception if the class does not hold field or is the wrong type.

    - #### compareAndSet

          public abstract boolean compareAndSet(T obj,
                              long expect,
                              long update)

      Atomically sets the field of the given object managed by this updater to the given updated value if the current value `==` the expected value. This method is guaranteed to be atomic with respect to other calls to `compareAndSet` and `set`, but not necessarily with respect to other changes in the field.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to conditionally set
        `expect` - the expected value
        `update` - the new value
      Returns:
        true if successful.
      Throws:
        `ClassCastException` - if `obj` is not an instance of the class possessing the field established in the constructor.

    - #### weakCompareAndSet

          public abstract boolean weakCompareAndSet(T obj,
                                  long expect,
                                  long update)

      Atomically sets the field of the given object managed by this updater to the given updated value if the current value `==` the expected value. This method is guaranteed to be atomic with respect to other calls to `compareAndSet` and `set`, but not necessarily with respect to other changes in the field.

      May fail spuriously and does not provide ordering guarantees, so is only rarely an appropriate alternative to `compareAndSet`.

      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to conditionally set
        `expect` - the expected value
        `update` - the new value
      Returns:
        true if successful.
      Throws:
        `ClassCastException` - if `obj` is not an instance of the class possessing the field established in the constructor.

    - #### set

          public abstract void set(T obj,
                 long newValue)

      Sets the field of the given object managed by this updater to the given updated value. This operation is guaranteed to act as a volatile store with respect to subsequent invocations of `compareAndSet`.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to set
        `newValue` - the new value

    - #### lazySet

          public abstract void lazySet(T obj,
                     long newValue)

      Eventually sets the field of the given object managed by this updater to the given updated value.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to set
        `newValue` - the new value
      Since:
        1.6

    - #### get

          public abstract long get(T obj)

      Gets the current value held in the field of the given object managed by this updater.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to get
      Returns:
        the current value

    - #### getAndSet

          public long getAndSet(T obj,
                       long newValue)

      Atomically sets the field of the given object managed by this updater to the given value and returns the old value.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to get and set
        `newValue` - the new value
      Returns:
        the previous value

    - #### getAndIncrement

          public long getAndIncrement(T obj)

      Atomically increments by one the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to get and set
      Returns:
        the previous value

    - #### getAndDecrement

          public long getAndDecrement(T obj)

      Atomically decrements by one the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to get and set
      Returns:
        the previous value

    - #### getAndAdd

          public long getAndAdd(T obj,
                       long delta)

      Atomically adds the given value to the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to get and set
        `delta` - the value to add
      Returns:
        the previous value

    - #### incrementAndGet

          public long incrementAndGet(T obj)

      Atomically increments by one the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to get and set
      Returns:
        the updated value

    - #### decrementAndGet

          public long decrementAndGet(T obj)

      Atomically decrements by one the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to get and set
      Returns:
        the updated value

    - #### addAndGet

          public long addAndGet(T obj,
                       long delta)

      Atomically adds the given value to the current value of the field of the given object managed by this updater.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - An object whose field to get and set
        `delta` - the value to add
      Returns:
        the updated value

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