Reference assignment is atomic so why use AtomicReference

Reference assignment is atomic so why use AtomicReference

References

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15196355/reference-assignment-is-atomic-so-why-use-atomicreference

Reference NO 2

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3964211/when-to-use-atomicreference-in-java

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http://a-developers-notes.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-is-atomicreference-for-really.html

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http://www.drdobbs.com/atomic-reference-counting-pointers/184401888

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http://grepcode.com/file/repository.grepcode.com/java/root/jdk/openjdk/6-b14/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicReference.java

Reference NO 6

http://jsr166-concurrency.10961.n7.nabble.com/volatile-reference-vs-AtomicReference-td5360.html

Reference NO 7

http://www.cnblogs.com/malaikuangren/archive/2012/07/15/2592518.html

Reference NO 8

http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=java&seqNum=248