# Class AtomicStampedReference<V>

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

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

public class AtomicStampedReference<V> extends Object
An `AtomicStampedReference` maintains an object reference along with an integer "stamp", that can be updated atomically.

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

Since:
  1.5

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor
Description
`AtomicStampedReference(V initialRef, int initialStamp)`
Creates a new `AtomicStampedReference` with the given initial values.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`boolean`
`attemptStamp(V expectedReference, int newStamp)`
Atomically sets the value of the stamp to the given update value if the current reference is `==` to the expected reference.
`boolean`
`compareAndSet(V expectedReference, V newReference, int expectedStamp, int newStamp)`
Atomically sets the value of both the reference and stamp to the given update values if the current reference is `==` to the expected reference and the current stamp is equal to the expected stamp.
`V`
`get(int[] stampHolder)`
Returns the current values of both the reference and the stamp.
`V`
`getReference()`
Returns the current value of the reference.
`int`
`getStamp()`
Returns the current value of the stamp.
`void`
`set(V newReference, int newStamp)`
Unconditionally sets the value of both the reference and stamp.
`boolean`
`weakCompareAndSet(V expectedReference, V newReference, int expectedStamp, int newStamp)`
Atomically sets the value of both the reference and stamp to the given update values if the current reference is `==` to the expected reference and the current stamp is equal to the expected stamp.

### Methods declared in class Object

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

## Constructor Details

### AtomicStampedReference

public AtomicStampedReference(V initialRef, int initialStamp)
Creates a new `AtomicStampedReference` with the given initial values.

Parameters:
  `initialRef` - the initial reference
  `initialStamp` - the initial stamp

## Method Details

### getReference

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

Returns:
  the current value of the reference

### getStamp

public int getStamp()
Returns the current value of the stamp.

Returns:
  the current value of the stamp

### get

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

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

### weakCompareAndSet

public boolean weakCompareAndSet(V expectedReference, V newReference, int expectedStamp, int newStamp)
Atomically sets the value of both the reference and stamp to the given update values if the current reference is `==` to the expected reference and the current stamp is equal to the expected stamp. 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
  `expectedStamp` - the expected value of the stamp
  `newStamp` - the new value for the stamp
Returns:
  `true` if successful

### compareAndSet

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

Parameters:
  `expectedReference` - the expected value of the reference
  `newReference` - the new value for the reference
  `expectedStamp` - the expected value of the stamp
  `newStamp` - the new value for the stamp
Returns:
  `true` if successful

### set

public void set(V newReference, int newStamp)
Unconditionally sets the value of both the reference and stamp.

Parameters:
  `newReference` - the new value for the reference
  `newStamp` - the new value for the stamp

### attemptStamp

public boolean attemptStamp(V expectedReference, int newStamp)
Atomically sets the value of the stamp 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
  `newStamp` - the new value for the stamp
Returns:
  `true` if successful