InterlockedCompareExchangePointer

Compare pointers in an atomic operation

Declaration

Source position: systemh.inc line 1556

  function InterlockedCompareExchangePointer(var Target: Pointer; 
                                            NewValue: Pointer; 
                                            Comperand: Pointer) : Pointer;

Description

InterlockedCompareExchangePointer compares Comparand with Target. if they are equal, replaces Target with NewValue. This is done in a single atomic operation.

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