Meter.CreateUpDownCounter<T>(String, String, String) Method
Definition
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Create an UpDownCounter, which is an instrument that can be used to track counts/sums which are not monotonic (can fluctuate in value).
public Microsoft.VisualStudio.Telemetry.Metrics.ICounter<T> CreateUpDownCounter<T> (string name, string unit = default, string description = default) where T : struct;abstract member CreateUpDownCounter : string * string * string -> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Telemetry.Metrics.ICounter<'T (requires 'T : struct)> (requires 'T : struct)
override this.CreateUpDownCounter : string * string * string -> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Telemetry.Metrics.ICounter<'T (requires 'T : struct)> (requires 'T : struct)Public Function CreateUpDownCounter(Of T As Structure) (name As String, Optional unit As String = Nothing, Optional description As String = Nothing) As ICounter(Of T)Type Parameters
- T
The numerical type of the measurement.
Parameters
- name
- String
The instrument name. Cannot be null.
- unit
- String
Optional instrument unit of measurements.
- description
- String
Optional instrument description.
Returns
A new counter.
Implements
Exceptions
Throws if T is not a valid numeric type. For supported types, check documentation: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Telemetry.Metrics.Counter`1.