How can I increment a variable without exceeding a maximum value?

Question

I am working on a simple video game program for school and I have created a method where the player gets 15 health points if that method is called. I have to keep the health at

Answer 1

If I wanted to be thread safe I'd do it this way rather than using a synchronized block.

The atomic compareAndSet achieves the same outcome as synchronized without the overhead.

AtomicInteger health = new AtomicInteger();

public void addHealth(int value)
{
    int original = 0;
    int newValue = 0;
    do
    {
        original = health.get();
        newValue = Math.min(100, original + value);
    }
    while (!health.compareAndSet(original, newValue));
}