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`getCollector` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<balm_metric.h>`

Load the default collector for a metric and register a category holder.


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static
void
xref:BloombergLP/balm/Metric_MacroImp/getCollector-07.adoc[getCollector](
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/Collector.adoc[Collector]** collector,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/CategoryHolder.adoc[CategoryHolder]* holder,
    char const* category,
    char const* metric);
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Load the default collector for a metric, register a holder, and set publication type.


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static
void
xref:BloombergLP/balm/Metric_MacroImp/getCollector-00.adoc[getCollector](
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/Collector.adoc[Collector]** collector,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/CategoryHolder.adoc[CategoryHolder]* holder,
    char const* category,
    char const* metric,
    xref:BloombergLP/balm/PublicationType/Value.adoc[PublicationType::Value] preferredPublicationType);
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== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *collector*
| receives the address of the default collector
| *holder*
| category holder to register for `category`
| *category*
| null‐terminated category name
| *metric*
| null‐terminated metric name
| *preferredPublicationType*
| preferred publication type for the metric
|===


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