Meter.CreateVSCounter<T>(String, String, String) Method
Definition
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Create a VS Counter, which is an instrument that can be used to track counts/sums in monotonic scenarios (always increase/decrease). The VS version of a counter enables additional properties but requires additional work to migrate to OpenTelemetry when available.
public Microsoft.VisualStudio.Telemetry.Metrics.IVSCounter<T> CreateVSCounter<T>(string name, string unit = default, string description = default) where T : struct;abstract member CreateVSCounter : string * string * string -> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Telemetry.Metrics.IVSCounter<'T (requires 'T : struct)> (requires 'T : struct)
override this.CreateVSCounter : string * string * string -> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Telemetry.Metrics.IVSCounter<'T (requires 'T : struct)> (requires 'T : struct)Public Function CreateVSCounter(Of T As Structure) (name As String, Optional unit As String = Nothing, Optional description As String = Nothing) As IVSCounter(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 VS counter.
Implements
Exceptions
Throws if T is not a valid numeric type. For supported types, check documentation: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Telemetry.Metrics.Counter`1.