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Interlocked.CompareExchange<T> Method (T%, T, T)

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Compares two instances of the specified reference type T for equality and, if they are equal, replaces one of them.

Namespace:  System.Threading
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
Public Shared Function CompareExchange(Of T As Class) ( _
    ByRef location1 As T, _
    value As T, _
    comparand As T _
) As T

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
public static T CompareExchange<T>(
    ref T location1,
    T value,
    T comparand
)
where T : class

Type Parameters

  • T
    The type to be used for location1, value, and comparand. This type must be a reference type.

Parameters

  • location1
    Type: T%
    The destination whose value is compared with comparand and possibly replaced. This is a reference parameter (ref in C#, ByRef in Visual Basic).
  • value
    Type: T
    The value that replaces the destination value if the comparison results in equality.
  • comparand
    Type: T
    The value that is compared to the value at location1.

Return Value

Type: T
The original value in location1.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
NullReferenceException

The address of location1 is a null pointer.

Remarks

If comparand and the value in location1 are equal, then value is stored in location1. Otherwise, no operation is performed. The comparison and the exchange are performed as an atomic operation. The return value of this method is the original value in location1, whether or not the exchange takes place.

This method only supports reference types. In Silverlight there are overloads of the CompareExchange method for the value types Int32 and Int64, but there is no support for other value types.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.