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Conditional update

Atomically sets the value to the given updated value if the current value equals the expected value.

- (void)compareAndSetWithCounterName:(NSString * _Nonnull)counterName expected:(NSInteger)expected updated:(NSInteger)updated responseHandler:^(NSInteger)responseHandler errorHandler:^(Fault * _Nonnull)errorHandler;
func compareAndSet(counterName: String, expected: Int, updated: Int, responseHandler: ((Int) -> Void)!, errorHandler: ((Fault) -> Void)!)

where:

Argument                Description
counterName name of the counter to compare.
expected the expected value of the counter. If the current value equals the expected value, the counter is set to the "updated" value.
updated the new value to assign to the counter if the current value equals the expected value.

Example

[Backendless.shared.counters compareAndSetWithCounterName:@"MyCounter" expected:1000 updated:2000 responseHandler:^(NSInteger value) {
    NSLog(@"Value has been updated: %li", value);
} errorHandler:^(Fault *fault) {
    NSLog(@"Error: %@", fault.message);
}];

//

id<IAtomic> myCounter = [Backendless.shared.counters ofCounterName:@"MyCounter"];
[myCounter compareAndSetWithExpected:1000 updated:2000 responseHandler:^(NSInteger value) {
    NSLog(@"Value has been updated: %li", value);
} errorHandler:^(Fault *fault) {
    NSLog(@"Error: %@", fault.message);
}];
Backendless.shared.counters.compareAndSet(counterName: "MyCounter", expected: 1000, updated: 2000, responseHandler: { value in
    print("Value has been updated: \(value)")
}, errorHandler: { fault in
    print("Error: \(fault.message ?? "")")
})

//

let myCounter = Backendless.shared.counters.of(counterName: "MyCounter")
myCounter.compareAndSet(expected: 1000, updated: 2000, responseHandler: { value in
    print("Value has been updated: \(value)")
}, errorHandler: { fault in
    print("Error: \(fault.message ?? "")")
})

Codeless Reference

codeless_atomic_counters_set_counter_if_1

where:

Argument                Description
counter name Name of the counter whose value must be set.
expected value This property sets the following condition: If the expected value equals to the current value of the counter, then the operation sets a new number for the counter. Otherwise, the operation does not set the new value for the counter.
new value Specify the new number for the counter.
return current value When this box is checked, the operation returns the current value of the counter.

Returns the current value of the counter.

Consider the following counter:

codeless_atomic_counters_set_counter_if_2

The example below checks if the expected value of the "CarsParkingLot" counter equals to 20, and if it does equal to 20, then the operation sets a new value to 35.

codeless_atomic_counters_set_counter_if_3

The result of this operation will look as shown below after the Codeless logic runs:

codeless_atomic_counters_set_counter_if_4