Package com.alachisoft.ncache.client.datastructures

Interface Counter

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, DistributedDataStructure, Lockable, Notifiable

public interface Counter
extends java.lang.Comparable, DistributedDataStructure, Notifiable

This interface contains methods and parameters for Distributed Counter.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static long	_value

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
long	decrement()	Decrement the value of distributed counter by one.
long	decrementBy(long value)	Decrement the value of distributed counter by the amount specified.
long	getValue()	Gets the value of counter.
long	increment()	Increment the value of distributed counter by one.
long	incrementBy(long value)	Increment the value of distributed counter by the amount specified.
long	setValue(long value)	Sets the given value of the counter.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface com.alachisoft.ncache.client.datastructures.DistributedDataStructure

getKey, getWriteThruOptions, setWriteThruOptions

Methods inherited from interface com.alachisoft.ncache.client.datastructures.Lockable

lock, unlock

Methods inherited from interface com.alachisoft.ncache.client.datastructures.Notifiable

addChangeListener, removeChangeListener

Field Detail

_value

static final long _value

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

setValue

long setValue(long value)

Sets the given value of the counter.

Parameters:

value - value to be assigned to the counter.

Returns:

Current value of the counter.

getValue

long getValue()

Gets the value of counter.

Returns:

Current value of the counter.

increment

long increment()

Increment the value of distributed counter by one.

Returns:

Current value of the counter.

decrement

long decrement()

Decrement the value of distributed counter by one.

Returns:

Current value of the counter.

incrementBy

long incrementBy(long value)

Increment the value of distributed counter by the amount specified.

Parameters:

value - The value to increment by.

Returns:

Current value of the counter.

decrementBy

long decrementBy(long value)

Decrement the value of distributed counter by the amount specified.

Parameters:

value - The value to decrement by.

Returns:

Current value of the counter.