BloombergLP::balm::MetricRegistry::addCategory

Add category to this registry unless it is already registered.

Synopsis

Declared in <balm_metricregistry.h>

Category const*
addCategory(char const* category);

Description

Add the specified category to this registry, unless it has already been registered. Return the address of the newly-created non-modifiable balm::Category object on success, and 0 otherwise. The behavior is undefined unless category is null-terminated.

Return Value

address of the newly-created category, or 0 if already registered

Parameters

NameDescription
categorynull-terminated category name