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<refentry xml:id="function.apc-cas" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>apc_cas</refname>
  <refpurpose>Updates an old value with a new value</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>apc_cas</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>key</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>old</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>new</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>apc_cas</function> updates an already existing integer value if the 
   <parameter>old</parameter> parameter matches the currently stored value 
   with the value of the <parameter>new</parameter> parameter.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <variablelist>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><parameter>key</parameter></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The key of the value being updated.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><parameter>old</parameter></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The old value (the value currently stored).
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><parameter>new</parameter></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The new value to update to.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>

 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <example>
   <title><function>apc_cas</function> example</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
apc_store('foobar', 2);
echo '$foobar = 2', PHP_EOL;
echo '$foobar == 1 ? 2 : 1 = ', (apc_cas('foobar', 1, 2) ? 'ok' : 'fail'), PHP_EOL;
echo '$foobar == 2 ? 1 : 2 = ', (apc_cas('foobar', 2, 1) ? 'ok' : 'fail'), PHP_EOL;

echo '$foobar = ', apc_fetch('foobar'), PHP_EOL;

echo '$f__bar == 1 ? 2 : 1 = ', (apc_cas('f__bar', 1, 2) ? 'ok' : 'fail'), PHP_EOL;

apc_store('perfection', 'xyz');
echo '$perfection == 2 ? 1 : 2 = ', (apc_cas('perfection', 2, 1) ? 'ok' : 'epic fail'), PHP_EOL;

echo '$foobar = ', apc_fetch('foobar'), PHP_EOL;
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
   &example.outputs.similar;
   <screen>
<![CDATA[
$foobar = 2
$foobar == 1 ? 2 : 1 = fail
$foobar == 2 ? 1 : 2 = ok
$foobar = 1
$f__bar == 1 ? 2 : 1 = fail
$perfection == 2 ? 1 : 2 = epic fail
$foobar = 1
]]>
   </screen>
  </example>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <simplelist>
   <member><function>apc_dec</function></member>
   <member><function>apc_store</function></member>
  </simplelist>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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