DescriptiveMetric

All Known Implementing Classes:

DescriptiveCounter, DescriptiveGauge, DescriptiveHistogram, DescriptiveMeter, DescriptiveRatioGauge, DescriptiveTimer
```
public interface DescriptiveMetric
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An interface for Metrics that know how to describe themselves and their units.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default java.lang.String`	`getDescription()`
`java.lang.String`	`getDescription(java.util.Locale locale)`	A short description of what this metric represents.
`default java.lang.String`	`getUnits()`
`java.lang.String`	`getUnits(java.util.Locale locale)`	A short string representing the units of this metric.

- Method Detail
  - getDescription
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default java.lang.String getDescription()
```
  - getDescription
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java.lang.String getDescription(java.util.Locale locale)
```
    A short description of what this metric represents. For example "JVM Heap Size" or "Thread Count" or "Subsystem X script executions"
  - getUnits
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default java.lang.String getUnits()
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  - getUnits
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java.lang.String getUnits(java.util.Locale locale)
```
    A short string representing the units of this metric. For example "MB" or "threads" or "executions"