Interlocked for boolean type

InterlockedBoolean.cs

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// Copyright 2013 Hans Wolff
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// Source: https://gist.github.com/hanswolff/7926751
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using System.Threading;

/// <summary>
/// Interlocked support for boolean values
/// </summary>
public class InterlockedBoolean
{
    private int _value;
    /// <summary>
    /// Current value
    /// </summary>
    public bool Value
    {
        get { return _value == 1; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Constructor
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="initialValue">initial value</param>
    public InterlockedBoolean(bool initialValue = false)
    {
        _value = initialValue ? 1 : 0;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Sets a new value
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="newValue">new value</param>
    /// <returns>the original value before any operation was performed</returns>
    public bool Set(bool newValue)
    {
        var oldValue = Interlocked.Exchange(ref _value, newValue ? 1 : 0);
        return oldValue == 1;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Compares the current value and the comparand for equality and, if they are equal, 
    /// replaces the current value with the new value in an atomic/thread-safe operation.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="newValue">new value</param>
    /// <param name="comparand">value to compare the current value with</param>
    /// <returns>the original value before any operation was performed</returns>
    public bool CompareExchange(bool newValue, bool comparand)
    {
        var oldValue = Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _value, newValue ? 1 : 0, comparand ? 1 : 0);
        return oldValue == 1;
    }
}