AtomicReferenceArray weakCompareAndSet() method in Java with Examples
The weakCompareAndSet() method of a AtomicReferenceArray class is used to atomically sets the value of the element at index i to newValue to newValue for AtomicReferenceArray if the current value is equal to expectedValue passed as parameter. This method updates the value at index i with memory semantics of reading as if the variable was declared volatile type of variable. This method returns true if set a new value to AtomicReference is successful.
Syntax:
public final boolean
weakCompareAndSet(
int i, E expectedValue, E newValue)
Parameters: This method accepts:
- i which is an index of AtomicReferenceArray to perform the operation,
- expectedValue which is the expected value and
- newValue which is the new value to set.
Return value: This method returns true if set a new value to AtomicReference is successful.
Below programs illustrate the weakCompareAndSet() method:
Program 1:
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
AtomicReferenceArray<Integer> ref
= new AtomicReferenceArray<Integer>( 5 );
ref.set( 0 , 543 );
ref.set( 1 , 124 );
ref.set( 2 , 322 );
boolean result
= ref.weakCompareAndSet( 0 , 124 ,
234 );
System.out.println( "Setting new value"
+ " is successful = "
+ result);
System.out.println( "Value of index 0 = "
+ ref.get( 0 ));
}
}
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Output:
Setting new value is successful = false
Value of index 0 = 543
Program 2:
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
AtomicReferenceArray<String> ref
= new AtomicReferenceArray<String>( 5 );
ref.set( 0 , "INDIA" );
ref.set( 1 , "US" );
ref.set( 2 , "UK" );
ref.set( 3 , "CHINA" );
ref.set( 4 , "CHINA" );
boolean result
= ref.weakCompareAndSet( 4 , "CHINA" ,
"CANADA" );
System.out.println( "Setting new value"
+ " is successful = "
+ result);
System.out.println( "Value of index 4 = "
+ ref.get( 4 ));
}
}
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Output:
Setting new value is successful = true
Value of index 4 = CANADA
References: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicReferenceArray.html#weakCompareAndSet(V, V)
Last Updated :
03 Jan, 2020
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