Memcached::increment
(PECL memcached >= 0.1.0)
Memcached::increment — Increment numeric item's value
Description
string
$key
,int
$offset
= 1,int
$initial_value
= 0,int
$expiry
= 0): int|false
Memcached::increment() increments a numeric item's value
by the specified offset
. If the item's value is not
numeric, an error will result.
Memcached::increment() will set the item to the
initial_value
parameter if the key doesn't exist.
Parameters
-
key
-
The key of the item to increment.
-
offset
-
The amount by which to increment the item's value.
-
initial_value
-
The value to set the item to if it doesn't currently exist.
-
expiry
-
The expiry time to set on the item.
Return Values
Returns new item's value on success or false
on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Memcached::increment() example
<?php
$m = new Memcached();
$m->addServer('localhost', 11211);
$m->set('counter', 0);
$m->increment('counter');
$n = $m->increment('counter', 10);
var_dump($n);
$m->set('counter', 'abc');
$n = $m->increment('counter');
// ^ will fail due to item value not being numeric
var_dump($n);
?>
The above example will output:
int(11) bool(false)
See Also
- Memcached::decrement() - Decrement numeric item's value
- Memcached::decrementByKey() - Decrement numeric item's value, stored on a specific server
- Memcached::incrementByKey() - Increment numeric item's value, stored on a specific server