java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.Metric<T>

Type Parameters:
T - the value type
Direct Known Subclasses:
Delta
```
public class Metric<T extends Number>
extends Object
```
Immutable class that can be used to hold any arbitrary system measurement value (a named numeric value with a timestamp). For example a metric might record the number of active connections to a server, or the temperature of a meeting room.

Constructor Summary
Constructors
Constructor Description
Metric(String name, T value)
Create a new Metric instance for the current time.
Metric(String name, T value, Date timestamp)
Create a new Metric instance.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the metric.
`Date`	`getTimestamp()`
`T`	`getValue()`	Returns the value of the metric.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`Metric<Long>`	`increment(int amount)`	Create a new `Metric` with an incremented value.
`<S extends Number> Metric<S>`	`set(S value)`	Create a new `Metric` with a different value.
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Metric
```
public Metric(String name,
              T value)
```
    Create a new Metric instance for the current time.
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the metric
    value - the value of the metric
  - Metric
```
public Metric(String name,
              T value,
              Date timestamp)
```
    Create a new Metric instance.
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the metric
    value - the value of the metric
    timestamp - the timestamp for the metric
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Returns the name of the metric.
    Returns:
    the name
  - getValue
```
public T getValue()
```
    Returns the value of the metric.
    Returns:
    the value
  - getTimestamp
```
public Date getTimestamp()
```
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    toString in class Object
  - increment
```
public Metric<Long> increment(int amount)
```
    Create a new Metric with an incremented value.
    Parameters:
    amount - the amount that the new metric will differ from this one
    Returns:
    a new Metric instance
  - set
```
public <S extends Number> Metric<S> set(S value)
```
    Create a new Metric with a different value.
    Type Parameters:
    S - the metric value type
    Parameters:
    value - the value of the new metric
    Returns:
    a new Metric instance
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    equals in class Object

Constructor	Description
`Metric(String name, T value)`	Create a new `Metric` instance for the current time.
`Metric(String name, T value, Date timestamp)`	Create a new `Metric` instance.

Class Metric<T extends Number>

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Metric

Metric

Method Detail

getName

getValue

getTimestamp

toString

increment

set

hashCode

equals