ome.util

Class Counter

java.lang.Object

ome.util.Counter

public class Counter
extends java.lang.Object

A simple integral counter that can be incremented. Its properties include,

• unbounded
• increment() typically does not require a heap allocation
• not thread-safe.

Since:

5.4.2

Author:

m.t.b.carroll@dundee.ac.uk

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Counter() Create a new counter starting at zero.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.math.BigInteger	asBigInteger()
void	increment() Increment the value of this counter by one.
void	reset() Reset this counter to zero.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Counter

public Counter()

Create a new counter starting at zero.

Method Detail

increment

public void increment()

Increment the value of this counter by one.

reset

public void reset()

Reset this counter to zero.

asBigInteger

public java.math.BigInteger asBigInteger()

Returns:

the integer value of this counter