The Volatile Keyword

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• When you declare a variable/object volatile, you are telling the compiler not to optimize access to the data. When your code writes a value to the variable, it should be written straight away and not saved in a register for use later. Likewise, when the code reads the value, it should not use a copy that was obtained earlier. (View Highlight)