QB_ATOMIC_INT_GET(3)

💖 qb_atomic_int_get — the manual page, but make it make sense ✨

okay bestie, so you know how in libqb (that's the Programmer's Manual, we're in section 3, the library-calls one 🫶) there's this lil function that just... reads a number? yeah. that's her. that's the whole gig. she's giving "quietly essential" and honestly? iconic. 👑

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🌸 NAME 🌸

qb_atomic_int_get — reads the value of the integer pointed to by atomic. that's it. that's the function. no notes. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

first things first, you gotta let the compiler know she exists:

#include <qb/qbatomic.h>

and here's the whole signature, copied exactly, do NOT freestyle this one bestie:

int32_t qb_atomic_int_get(
    volatile int32_t QB_GNUC_MAY_ALIAS   *atomic   /* a pointer to an integer*/
);

yes the volatile is there on purpose. yes the QB_GNUC_MAY_ALIAS macro is there on purpose. leave them alone, they're doing their job. 😭

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🎀 PARAMS 🎀

• atomic — a pointer to an integer. that's literally it. that's the whole parameter list. a pointer. to an integer. go off, minimalism. 💖

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

she reads the value. that's the headline. 📖

but lowkey here's the tea: she ALSO acts as a memory barrier. so it's not just a read — there's some real weight behind it. don't sleep on her. no cap. 🔥

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🌈 RETURN VALUE 🌈

the value of atomic. like, the actual integer that was sitting there. she hands it to you. you say thank you. 🌸

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

her little friend group, all of them, every single one, no skipping:

• qb_atomic_int_set(3)
• qb_atomic_int_compare_and_exchange(3)
• qb_atomic_int_add(3)
• qb_atomic_init(3)
• qb_atomic_pointer_get(3)
• qb_atomic_int_exchange_and_add(3)
• qb_atomic_pointer_compare_and_exchange(3)
• qb_atomic_pointer_set(3)

the whole atomic squad, assembled. main character energy from every single one of them. 👑

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👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Copyright (C) 2003 Sebastian Wilhelmi — respect the OG, fr fr. 💐

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okay that's the page!! 🎀 it's libqb, the Programmer's Manual, and this little gem is dated 2025-09-16 — so yeah, she's been around, she's still relevant, she ate and left no crumbs. now go read an integer safely, bestie, you've got this 💖✨🦋