libhttp/doc/api/httplib_atomic_dec.md

LibHTTP API Reference

httplib_atomic_dec( addr );

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
addr	volatile int *	The address of the integer to decrement

Return Value

Type	Description
int	The value of the integer after the decrement

Description

The function httplib_atomic_dec() performs an atomic decrement if an integer. This function can be used to decrement an integer in a reliable way where multiple processes or threads have simultaneous access to the variable. The function returns the value of the integer after it has been decremented.

See Also

• httplib_atomic_inc();