InterlockedIncrement

InterlockedIncrement increments (increases by one) the value of the specified 64-bit variable as an atomic operation.

Syntax

LONG InterlockedIncrement(
    LONG volatile    *Addend  
  );

Parameters

Addend

A pointer to the variable to be incremented.

Return Value

The function returns the resulting incremented value.

Remarks

The variable pointed to by the Addend parameter must be aligned on a 64-bit boundary; otherwise, this function will behave unpredictably.

The interlocked functions provide a simple mechanism for synchronizing access to a variable that is shared by multiple threads. This function is atomic with respect to calls to other interlocked functions. It is thread-safe.

This function is implemented using a compiler intrinsic where possible. This function generates a full memory barrier (or fence) to ensure that memory operations are completed in the proper sequence.

Requirements

See Also:

• InterlockedIncrement16
• InterlockedIncrement64