Counter (Flink : Metrics : Core 2.0-preview1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Metric

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleCounter, ThreadSafeSimpleCounter
```
@Public
public interface Counter
extends Metric
```
A Counter is a Metric that measures a count.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`dec()`	Decrement the current count by 1.
`void`	`dec(long n)`	Decrement the current count by the given value.
`long`	`getCount()`	Returns the current count.
`default MetricType`	`getMetricType()`
`void`	`inc()`	Increment the current count by 1.
`void`	`inc(long n)`	Increment the current count by the given value.

- Method Detail
  - inc
```
void inc()
```
    Increment the current count by 1.
  - inc
```
void inc(long n)
```
    Increment the current count by the given value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - value to increment the current count by
  - dec
```
void dec()
```
    Decrement the current count by 1.
  - dec
```
void dec(long n)
```
    Decrement the current count by the given value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - value to decrement the current count by
  - getCount
```
long getCount()
```
    Returns the current count.
    
    Returns:
    
    current count
  - getMetricType
```
default MetricType getMetricType()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getMetricType in interface Metric