interlocked_exchange.md

description
Description of the 'interlocked_exchange' function in HyperDbg Scripts

interlocked_exchange

Function

interlocked_exchange

Syntax

interlocked_exchange( *Variable, Expression );

Parameters

[*Variable (Target)]

A reference to a variable (most of the time a global variable) to be exchanged. The function sets this variable to Value and returns its prior value.

[Expression (Value)]

The value to be exchanged with the value pointed to by Target.

Description

Sets a variable to the specified value as an atomic operation.

Return value

Returns the initial value of the Target parameter.

Examples

None

Remarks

None

Related

interlocked_compare_exchange

interlocked_increment

interlocked_exchange_add

interlocked_decrement