atomic_xchg_release in core::intrinsics - Rust
Description: Stores the value at the specified memory location, returning the old value.
Keywords: rust, rustlang, rust-lang, atomic_xchg_release

# Function core::intrinsics::atomic_xchg_release

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    pub unsafe extern "rust-intrinsic" fn atomic_xchg_release<T: Copy>(
        dst: *mut T,
        src: T
    ) -> T

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`core_intrinsics`)
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Stores the value at the specified memory location, returning the old value.

The stabilized version of this intrinsic is available on the `atomic` types via the `swap` method by passing `Ordering::Release` as the `order`. For example, `AtomicBool::swap`.