//******************************************************************************
//
// File: SharedBoolean.java
// Package: edu.rit.pj.reduction
// Unit: Class edu.rit.pj.reduction.SharedBoolean
//
// This Java source file is copyright (C) 2007 by Alan Kaminsky. All rights
// reserved. For further information, contact the author, Alan Kaminsky, at
// ark@cs.rit.edu.
//
// This Java source file is part of the Parallel Java Library ("PJ"). PJ is free
// software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
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//
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//
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//******************************************************************************
package edu.rit.pj.reduction;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
/**
* Class SharedBoolean provides a reduction variable for a value of type
* boolean.
*
* Class SharedBoolean is multiple thread safe. The methods use lock-free atomic
* compare-and-set.
*
* Note: Class SharedBoolean is implemented using class
* java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean. The Boolean value is stored as an
* int with 0 = false and 1 = true.
*
* @author Alan Kaminsky
* @version 06-Jun-2007
*/
public class SharedBoolean
{
// Hidden data members.
private AtomicBoolean myValue;
// Exported constructors.
/**
* Construct a new Boolean reduction variable with the initial value false.
*/
public SharedBoolean()
{
myValue = new AtomicBoolean();
}
/**
* Construct a new Boolean reduction variable with the given initial value.
*
* @param initialValue Initial value.
*/
public SharedBoolean
(boolean initialValue)
{
myValue = new AtomicBoolean (initialValue);
}
// Exported operations.
/**
* Returns this reduction variable's current value.
*
* @return Current value.
*/
public boolean get()
{
return myValue.get();
}
/**
* Set this reduction variable to the given value.
*
* @param value New value.
*/
public void set
(boolean value)
{
myValue.set (value);
}
/**
* Set this reduction variable to the given value and return the previous
* value.
*
* @param value New value.
*
* @return Previous value.
*/
public boolean getAndSet
(boolean value)
{
return myValue.getAndSet (value);
}
/**
* Atomically set this reduction variable to the given updated value if the
* current value equals the expected value.
*
* @param expect Expected value.
* @param update Updated value.
*
* @return True if the update happened, false otherwise.
*/
public boolean compareAndSet
(boolean expect,
boolean update)
{
return myValue.compareAndSet (expect, update);
}
/**
* Atomically set this reduction variable to the given updated value if the
* current value equals the expected value. May fail spuriously.
*
* @param expect Expected value.
* @param update Updated value.
*
* @return True if the update happened, false otherwise.
*/
public boolean weakCompareAndSet
(boolean expect,
boolean update)
{
return myValue.weakCompareAndSet (expect, update);
}
/**
* Combine this reduction variable with the given value using the given
* operation. The result is stored back into this reduction variable and is
* returned.
*
* @param value Value.
* @param op Binary operation.
*
* @return (This variable) op (value).
*/
public boolean reduce
(boolean value,
BooleanOp op)
{
for (;;)
{
boolean oldvalue = myValue.get();
boolean newvalue = op.op (oldvalue, value);
if (myValue.compareAndSet (oldvalue, newvalue)) return newvalue;
}
}
/**
* Returns a string version of this reduction variable.
*
* @return String version.
*/
public String toString()
{
return Boolean.toString (get());
}
}
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