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AtomicInteger getAndSet() method in Java with examples

Last Updated : 29 Jan, 2019
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The java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger.getAndSet() is an inbuilt method in java that sets the given value to the value passed in the parameter and returns the value before updation which is of data-type int. Syntax:
public final int getAndSet(int val)
Parameters: The function accepts a single mandatory parameter val which specifies the value to be updated. Return value: The function returns the value before update operation is performed to the previous value. Program below demonstrates the function: Program 1:
Output:
Previous value: 0
Current value: 10
Program 2:
Output:
Previous value: 18
Current value: 12
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicInteger.html#getAndSet--

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