AddOrGet(String,String,String,MetricSampleType,String) Method

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Creates a new metric instance from the provided definition information, or returns any existing instance if found.

Syntax

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'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function AddOrGet( _
   ByVal metricTypeName As String, _
   ByVal categoryName As String, _
   ByVal counterName As String, _
   ByVal metricSampleType As MetricSampleType, _
   ByVal instanceName As String _
) As CustomSampledMetric

public static CustomSampledMetric AddOrGet( 
   string metricTypeName,
   string categoryName,
   string counterName,
   MetricSampleType metricSampleType,
   string instanceName
)

Parameters

metricTypeName: The unique metric type
categoryName: The name of the category with which this definition is associated.
counterName: The name of the definition within the category.
metricSampleType: The type of data captured for each metric under this definition.
instanceName: The unique name of this instance within the metric's collection.

Remarks

If the metric definition doesn't exist, it will be created. If the metric doesn't exist, it will be created. If the metric definition does exist, but is not a Custom Sampled Metric (or a derived class) an exception will be thrown. Definitions are looked up and added to the active logging metrics collection (Log.Metrics)

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

CustomSampledMetric Class
CustomSampledMetric Members
Overload List

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