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counterAttribute Complex Type

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Defines an attribute of a counter that specifies how the counter data is displayed in a consumer application.

<xs:complexType name="counterAttribute">
    <xs:simpleContent>
        <xs:extension
            base="xs:string"
        >
            <xs:attribute name="name"
                use="required"
            >
                <xs:simpleType>
                    <xs:restriction
                        base="xs:string"
                    >
                        <xs:enumeration
                            value="reference"
                         />
                        <xs:enumeration
                            value="noDisplay"
                         />
                        <xs:enumeration
                            value="noDigitGrouping"
                         />
                        <xs:enumeration
                            value="displayAsHex"
                         />
                        <xs:enumeration
                            value="displayAsReal"
                         />
                    </xs:restriction>
                </xs:simpleType>
            </xs:attribute>
        </xs:extension>
    </xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>

Attributes

Name Type Description
name The name of the display attribute to apply. You can specify one of the following names:
reference
Retrieve the value of the counter by reference as opposed to by value.
noDisplay
Do not display the counter value. Typically, you use this attribute if the counter's data is used as input for calculating another counter's value.
noDigitGrouping
Consumer or monitoring applications should not use digit separators when displaying counter values.
displayAsHex
Consumer or monitoring applications should display the counter value as a hexadecimal, instead of the default integer value.
displayAsReal
Consumer or monitoring applications should display the counter value as a real number, instead of the default integer value.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
 Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
 Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]