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AtomicLong decrementAndGet() method in Java with examples

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The Java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong.decrementAndGet() is an inbuilt method in java that decreases the previous value by one and returns the value after updation which is of data-type long.

Syntax: 

public final long decrementAndGet()

Parameters: The function does not accepts a single parameter. 
Return value: The function returns the value after decrement operation is performed to the previous value. 

Below programs illustrate the above method:

Program 1:  

Java




// Java program that demonstrates
// the decrementAndGet() function
 
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
 
        // Initially value as 0
        AtomicLong val = new AtomicLong(0);
 
        System.out.println("Previous value: "
                           + val);
 
        // Decrement and get
        long res
            = val.decrementAndGet();
 
        // Prints the updated value
        System.out.println("Current value: "
                           + res);
    }
}


Output: 

Previous value: 0
Current value: -1

 

Program 2: 

Java




// Java program that demonstrates
// the decrementAndGet() function
 
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
 
        // Initially value as 18
        AtomicLong val = new AtomicLong(18);
 
        System.out.println("Previous value: "
                           + val);
 
        // Decrement and get new value
        long res = val.decrementAndGet();
 
        // Prints the updated value
        System.out.println("Current value: "
                           + res);
    }
}


Output: 

Previous value: 18
Current value: 17

 

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicLong.html#decrementAndGet–
 



Last Updated : 13 Dec, 2021
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