Atomic variables were introduced in Java version 5; they provide atomic operations on single variables. When a thread does an operation with an atomic variable, the implementation of the class includes a mechanism to check that the operation is done atomically.
In this recipe, you will learn how to extend an atomic object and implement two operations that follow the mechanisms of the atomic objects to guarantee that all the operations are done in one step.
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