= zmq_atomic_counter_dec(3)


== NAME
zmq_atomic_counter_dec - decrement an atomic counter


== SYNOPSIS
*int zmq_atomic_counter_dec (void *counter);*


== DESCRIPTION
The _zmq_atomic_counter_dec_ function decrements an atomic counter in
a threadsafe fashion. This function uses platform specific atomic
operations.


== RETURN VALUE
The _zmq_atomic_counter_dec()_ function returns 1 if the counter is
greater than zero after decrementing, or zero if the counter reached
zero.


== EXAMPLE
.Test code for atomic counters
----
void *counter = zmq_atomic_counter_new ();
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_value (counter) == 0);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_inc (counter) == 0);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_inc (counter) == 1);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_inc (counter) == 2);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_value (counter) == 3);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_dec (counter) == 1);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_dec (counter) == 1);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_dec (counter) == 0);
zmq_atomic_counter_set (counter, 2);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_dec (counter) == 1);
assert (zmq_atomic_counter_dec (counter) == 0);
zmq_atomic_counter_destroy (&counter);
return 0;
----


== SEE ALSO
xref:zmq_atomic_counter_new.adoc[zmq_atomic_counter_new]
xref:zmq_atomic_counter_set.adoc[zmq_atomic_counter_set]
xref:zmq_atomic_counter_inc.adoc[zmq_atomic_counter_inc]
xref:zmq_atomic_counter_value.adoc[zmq_atomic_counter_value]
xref:zmq_atomic_counter_destroy.adoc[zmq_atomic_counter_destroy]


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