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Chapter 31. Functions for Counters
This chapter contains reference information on routines for configuring values for Directory Server database and server statistics counters.
Table 31.1. Counter Routines
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| slapi_counter_add() | Adds a certain amount to the counter value. |
| slapi_counter_decrement() | Decrements the counter and returns the new value. |
| slapi_counter_destroy() | Destroys an existing counter. |
| slapi_counter_get_value() | Gets the current value of the counter. |
| slapi_counter_increment() | Increments the counter value and returns the new value. |
| slapi_counter_init() | Initializes a new counter. |
| slapi_counter_new() | Creates a new counter. |
| slapi_counter_set_value() | Sets the counter to a new, specified value and returns the updated value. |
| slapi_counter_subtract() | Subtracts a certain amount from the counter value. |
31.1. slapi_counter_add()
Atomically adds a specified amount to the counter value.
By default, the counter increments up
1; using slapi_counter_add() allows the counter to increment by some other specified unit.
Syntax
#include "slapi-plugin.h" PRUint64 slapi_counter_add(Slapi_Counter *counter, PRUint64 addvalue);
Parameters
This function takes the following parameters:
| counter | The counter to which to add the specified value. |
| addvalue | The amount to add to the current counter value. |
Returns
The function returns the value of the counter (the current count) after the counter has been incremented by the amount set in slapi_counter_add().
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