abstract class Ref[A] extends Serializable

A Ref is a purely functional description of a mutable reference. The fundamental operations of a Ref are set and get. set sets the reference to a new value. get gets the current value of the reference.

By default, Ref is implemented in terms of compare and swap operations for maximum performance and does not support performing effects within update operations. If you need to perform effects within update operations you can create a Ref.Synchronized, a specialized type of Ref that supports performing effects within update operations at some cost to performance. In this case writes will semantically block other writers, while multiple readers can read simultaneously.

NOTE: While Ref provides the functional equivalent of a mutable reference, the value inside the Ref should normally be immutable since compare and swap operations are not safe for mutable values that do not support concurrent access. If you do need to use a mutable value Ref.Synchronized will guarantee that access to the value is properly synchronized.

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Instance Constructors

  1. new Ref()

Abstract Value Members

  1. abstract def get(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[A]

    Reads the value from the Ref.

  2. abstract def modify[B](f: (A) => (B, A))(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[B]

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified function, which computes a return value for the modification.

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified function, which computes a return value for the modification. This is a more powerful version of update.

  3. abstract def set(a: A)(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[Unit]

    Writes a new value to the Ref, with a guarantee of immediate consistency (at some cost to performance).

  4. abstract def setAsync(a: A)(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[Unit]

    Writes a new value to the Ref without providing a guarantee of immediate consistency.

Concrete Value Members

  1. final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean
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  2. final def ##: Int
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  3. final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean
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  4. final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0
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  5. def clone(): AnyRef
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    @throws(classOf[java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException]) @native()
  6. final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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  7. def equals(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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  8. def finalize(): Unit
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    @throws(classOf[java.lang.Throwable])
  9. final def getAndSet(a: A)(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[A]

    Atomically writes the specified value to the Ref, returning the value immediately before modification.

  10. final def getAndUpdate(f: (A) => A)(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[A]

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified function, returning the value immediately before modification.

  11. final def getAndUpdateSome(pf: PartialFunction[A, A])(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[A]

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified partial function, returning the value immediately before modification.

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified partial function, returning the value immediately before modification. If the function is undefined on the current value it doesn't change it.

  12. final def getClass(): Class[_ <: AnyRef]
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  13. def hashCode(): Int
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  14. final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean
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  15. final def modifySome[B](default: B)(pf: PartialFunction[A, (B, A)])(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[B]

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified partial function, which computes a return value for the modification if the function is defined on the current value otherwise it returns a default value.

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified partial function, which computes a return value for the modification if the function is defined on the current value otherwise it returns a default value. This is a more powerful version of updateSome.

  16. final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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  17. final def notify(): Unit
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    @native()
  18. final def notifyAll(): Unit
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  19. final def synchronized[T0](arg0: => T0): T0
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  20. def toString(): String
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  21. final def update(f: (A) => A)(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[Unit]

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified function.

  22. final def updateAndGet(f: (A) => A)(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[A]

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified function and returns the updated value.

  23. final def updateSome(pf: PartialFunction[A, A])(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[Unit]

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified partial function.

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified partial function. If the function is undefined on the current value it doesn't change it.

  24. final def updateSomeAndGet(pf: PartialFunction[A, A])(implicit trace: Trace): UIO[A]

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified partial function.

    Atomically modifies the Ref with the specified partial function. If the function is undefined on the current value it returns the old value without changing it.

  25. final def wait(): Unit
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  26. final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
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    @throws(classOf[java.lang.InterruptedException])
  27. final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit
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    @throws(classOf[java.lang.InterruptedException]) @native()

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