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A key used to refer to a data value associated with a metric&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;balm&lowbar;metricdescription&period;h&gt;`

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typedef int UserDataKey;
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== Description

Note that a `UserDataKey` can be used by clients of `balm` to associate additional information with a metric&period; See `balm&lowbar;metricregistry` for information on obtaining a unique key&period;


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