std::atomic_init
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                    |   Defined in header  <atomic>
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|   template< class T > void atomic_init( std::atomic<T>* obj,  | 
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|   template< class T > void atomic_init( volatile std::atomic<T>* obj,  | 
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Initializes the default-constructed atomic object obj with the value desired. The function is not atomic: concurrent access from another thread, even through an atomic operation, is a data race. 
If obj was not default-constructed, the behavior is undefined.
If this function is called twice on the same obj, the behavior is undefined.
Parameters
| obj | - | pointer to an atomic object to initialize | 
| desired | - | the value to initialize atomic object with | 
Return value
(none)
Notes
This function is provided for compatibility with C. If the compatibility is not required, std::atomic may be initialized through their non-default constructors.
Example
| This section is incomplete Reason: no example  | 
Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
| DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior | 
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| P0558R1 | C++11 |  exact type match required because T is deduced from multiple arguments
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 T is deduced from the atomic argument only
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See also
|    (C++11)  | 
   constant initialization of an atomic variable of static storage duration   (function macro)  | 
|   constructs an atomic object  (public member function of std::atomic<T>)  |