# Class AtomicMarkableReference<V>

java.lang.Object
java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicMarkableReference<V>

Type Parameters:
  `V` - The type of object referred to by this reference

public class AtomicMarkableReference<V> extends Object
An `AtomicMarkableReference` maintains an object reference along with a mark bit, that can be updated atomically.

Implementation note: This implementation maintains markable references by creating internal objects representing "boxed" [reference, boolean] pairs.

Since:
  1.5

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor
Description
`AtomicMarkableReference(V initialRef, boolean initialMark)`
Creates a new `AtomicMarkableReference` with the given initial values.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`boolean`
`attemptMark(V expectedReference, boolean newMark)`
Atomically sets the value of the mark to the given update value if the current reference is `==` to the expected reference.
`boolean`
`compareAndSet(V expectedReference, V newReference, boolean expectedMark, boolean newMark)`
Atomically sets the value of both the reference and mark to the given update values if the current reference is `==` to the expected reference and the current mark is equal to the expected mark.
`V`
`get(boolean[] markHolder)`
Returns the current values of both the reference and the mark.
`V`
`getReference()`
Returns the current value of the reference.
`boolean`
`isMarked()`
Returns the current value of the mark.
`void`
`set(V newReference, boolean newMark)`
Unconditionally sets the value of both the reference and mark.
`boolean`
`weakCompareAndSet(V expectedReference, V newReference, boolean expectedMark, boolean newMark)`
Atomically sets the value of both the reference and mark to the given update values if the current reference is `==` to the expected reference and the current mark is equal to the expected mark.

### Methods declared in class Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

## Constructor Details

### AtomicMarkableReference

public AtomicMarkableReference(V initialRef, boolean initialMark)
Creates a new `AtomicMarkableReference` with the given initial values.

Parameters:
  `initialRef` - the initial reference
  `initialMark` - the initial mark

## Method Details

### getReference

public V getReference()
Returns the current value of the reference.

Returns:
  the current value of the reference

### isMarked

public boolean isMarked()
Returns the current value of the mark.

Returns:
  the current value of the mark

### get

public V get(boolean[] markHolder)
Returns the current values of both the reference and the mark. Typical usage is `boolean[1] holder; ref = v.get(holder);` .

Parameters:
  `markHolder` - an array of size of at least one. On return, `markHolder[0]` will hold the value of the mark.
Returns:
  the current value of the reference

### weakCompareAndSet

public boolean weakCompareAndSet(V expectedReference, V newReference, boolean expectedMark, boolean newMark)
Atomically sets the value of both the reference and mark to the given update values if the current reference is `==` to the expected reference and the current mark is equal to the expected mark. This operation may fail spuriously and does not provide ordering guarantees, so is only rarely an appropriate alternative to `compareAndSet`.

Parameters:
  `expectedReference` - the expected value of the reference
  `newReference` - the new value for the reference
  `expectedMark` - the expected value of the mark
  `newMark` - the new value for the mark
Returns:
  `true` if successful

### compareAndSet

public boolean compareAndSet(V expectedReference, V newReference, boolean expectedMark, boolean newMark)
Atomically sets the value of both the reference and mark to the given update values if the current reference is `==` to the expected reference and the current mark is equal to the expected mark.

Parameters:
  `expectedReference` - the expected value of the reference
  `newReference` - the new value for the reference
  `expectedMark` - the expected value of the mark
  `newMark` - the new value for the mark
Returns:
  `true` if successful

### set

public void set(V newReference, boolean newMark)
Unconditionally sets the value of both the reference and mark.

Parameters:
  `newReference` - the new value for the reference
  `newMark` - the new value for the mark

### attemptMark

public boolean attemptMark(V expectedReference, boolean newMark)
Atomically sets the value of the mark to the given update value if the current reference is `==` to the expected reference. Any given invocation of this operation may fail (return `false`) spuriously, but repeated invocation when the current value holds the expected value and no other thread is also attempting to set the value will eventually succeed.

Parameters:
  `expectedReference` - the expected value of the reference
  `newMark` - the new value for the mark
Returns:
  `true` if successful