httplib_atomic_inc.md

LibHTTP API Reference

httplib_atomic_inc( addr );

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
addr	volatile int *	The address of the integer to increment

Return Value

Type	Description
int	The value of the integer after the increment

Description

The function httplib_atomic_inc() performs an atomic increment if an integer. This function can be used to increment an integer in a reliable way where multiple processes or threads have simultaneous access to the variable. The function returns the value of the integer after it has been incremented.

See Also

• httplib_atomic_dec();