path: root/doc/langref/not_atomic_cmpxchgStrong.zig

fn cmpxchgStrongButNotAtomic(comptime T: type, ptr: *T, expected_value: T, new_value: T) ?T {
    const old_value = ptr.*;
    if (old_value == expected_value) {
        ptr.* = new_value;
        return null;
    } else {
        return old_value;
    }
}

// syntax