CounterInterface (DJUTILS statistical and data storage utilities 1.06.28 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Counter, EventBasedCounter
```
public interface CounterInterface
extends Serializable
```
The Counter interface defines the methods to implement for a statistics event counter.
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Author:

Alexander Verbraeck, Peter Jacobs

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`long`	`getCount()`	Returns the current counter value.
`String`	`getDescription()`	Returns the description of the counter.
`long`	`getN()`	Returns the current number of observations.
`long`	`ingest(long value)`	Process one observed value.
`void`	`initialize()`	Initializes the counter.

- Method Detail
  - initialize
```
void initialize()
```
    Initializes the counter.
  - ingest
```
long ingest(long value)
```
    Process one observed value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - long; the value to process
    
    Returns:
    
    long; the value
  - getDescription
```
String getDescription()
```
    Returns the description of the counter.
    
    Returns:
    
    String; the description
  - getCount
```
long getCount()
```
    Returns the current counter value.
    
    Returns:
    
    long; the counter value
  - getN
```
long getN()
```
    Returns the current number of observations.
    
    Returns:
    
    long; the number of observations