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package com.hazelcast.core;
/**
* IAtomicReference is a redundant and highly available distributed alternative to the
* {@link java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference}.
*
* @see IAtomicLong
* @since 3.2
*/
public interface IAtomicReference extends DistributedObject {
/**
* Atomically sets the value to the given updated value
* only if the current value {@code ==} the expected value.
*
* @param expect the expected value
* @param update the new value
* @return true if successful; or false if the actual value
* was not equal to the expected value.
*/
boolean compareAndSet(E expect, E update);
/**
* Gets the current value.
*
* @return the current value
*/
E get();
/**
* Atomically sets the given value.
*
* @param newValue the new value
*/
void set(E newValue);
/**
* Gets the old value and sets the new value.
*
* @param newValue the new value.
* @return the old value.
*/
E getAndSet(E newValue);
/**
* Sets and gets the value.
*
* @param update the new value
* @return the new value
* @deprecated will be removed from Hazelcast 3.4 since it doesn't really serve a purpose.
*/
E setAndGet(E update);
/**
* Checks if the stored reference is null.
*
* @return true if null, false otherwise.
*/
boolean isNull();
/**
* Clears the current stored reference.
*/
void clear();
/**
* Checks if the reference contains the value.
*
* @param value the value to check (is allowed to be null).
* @return true if the value is found, false otherwise.
*/
boolean contains(E value);
/**
* Alters the currently stored reference by applying a function on it.
*
* @param function the function that alters the currently stored reference
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is null.
*/
void alter(IFunction function);
/**
* Alters the currently stored reference by applying a function on it and gets the result.
*
* @param function the function that alters the currently stored reference
* @return the new value, the result of the applied function.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is null.
*/
E alterAndGet(IFunction function);
/**
* Alters the currently stored reference by applying a function on it on and gets the old value.
*
* @param function the function that alters the currently stored reference
* @return the old value, the value before the function is applied
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is null.
*/
E getAndAlter(IFunction function);
/**
* Applies a function on the value, the actual stored value will not change.
*
* @param function the function applied on the value, the stored value does not change
* @return the result of the function application
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is null.
*/
R apply(IFunction function);
}