com.atlassian.confluence.util.profiling
Interface Counter

public interface Counter

Represents an atomic counter that can be increased and decreased in value.

Method Summary

Counter	decrease() Decrease the counter by one.
Counter	decrease(long amount) Decrease the counter by the specified amount.
Counter	increase() Increase the counter by one.
Counter	increase(long amount) Increase the counter by the specified amount.

Method Detail

increase

Counter increase()

Increase the counter by one.

Returns:

the counter.

increase

Counter increase(long amount)

Increase the counter by the specified amount.

Parameters:

amount - the amount to increase the counter by

Returns:

the counter.

decrease

Counter decrease()

Decrease the counter by one.

Returns:

the counter.

decrease

Counter decrease(long amount)

Decrease the counter by the specified amount.

Parameters:

amount - the amount to decrease the counter by

Returns:

the counter.