Counter

All Known Implementing Classes:

COUNTER.CounterImpl
```
public interface Counter
```
Since:

3.0.0

Author:

Bela Ban

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`long`	`addAndGet(long delta)`	Atomically adds the given value to the current value.
`boolean`	`compareAndSet(long expect, long update)`	Atomically updates the counter using a CAS operation
`long`	`decrementAndGet()`	Atomically decrements the counter and returns the new value
`long`	`get()`	Gets the current value of the counter
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`
`long`	`incrementAndGet()`	Atomically increments the counter and returns the new value
`void`	`set(long new_value)`	Sets the counter to a new value

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
  - get
```
long get()
```
    Gets the current value of the counter
    
    Returns:
    
    The current value
  - set
```
void set(long new_value)
```
    Sets the counter to a new value
    
    Parameters:
    
    new_value - The new value
  - compareAndSet
```
boolean compareAndSet(long expect,
                      long update)
```
    Atomically updates the counter using a CAS operation
    
    Parameters:
    
    expect - The expected value of the counter
    
    update - The new value of the counter
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the counter could be updated, false otherwise
  - incrementAndGet
```
long incrementAndGet()
```
    Atomically increments the counter and returns the new value
    
    Returns:
    
    The new value
  - decrementAndGet
```
long decrementAndGet()
```
    Atomically decrements the counter and returns the new value
    
    Returns:
    
    The new value
  - addAndGet
```
long addAndGet(long delta)
```
    Atomically adds the given value to the current value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    delta - the value to add
    
    Returns:
    
    the updated value