PointBuilder (container-core 7.510.36 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.yahoo.metrics.simple.PointBuilder

```
public final class PointBuilder
extends Object
```
Single-use builder for the immutable Point instances used to set dimensions for a metric. Get a fresh instance either from a corresponding Gauge or Counter, or through the MetricReceiver API.

Author:

steinar

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class PointBuilder.Discriminator

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Point`	`build()`	Create a new Point instance using the settings stored in this PointBuilder.
`PointBuilder`	`set(String dimensionName, double dimensionValue)`	Set a named dimension to a floating point value.
`PointBuilder`	`set(String dimensionName, long dimensionValue)`	Set a named dimension to an integer value.
`PointBuilder`	`set(String dimensionName, String dimensionValue)`	Set a named dimension to a string value.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - set
```
public PointBuilder set(String dimensionName,
                        long dimensionValue)
```
    Set a named dimension to an integer value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dimensionName - the name of the dimension to set
    
    dimensionValue - to value for the given dimension
    
    Returns:
    
    this, to facilitate chaining
  - set
```
public PointBuilder set(String dimensionName,
                        double dimensionValue)
```
    Set a named dimension to a floating point value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dimensionName - the name of the dimension to set
    
    dimensionValue - to value for the given dimension
    
    Returns:
    
    this, to facilitate chaining
  - set
```
public PointBuilder set(String dimensionName,
                        String dimensionValue)
```
    Set a named dimension to a string value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dimensionName - the name of the dimension to set
    
    dimensionValue - to value for the given dimension
    
    Returns:
    
    this, to facilitate chaining
  - build
```
public Point build()
```
    Create a new Point instance using the settings stored in this PointBuilder. PointBuilder instances cannot be re-used after build() has been invoked.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Point instance reflecting this builder
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object