# C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata

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  <h1 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata" class="text-break">CounterMetadata Class
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  <div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Counter metadata that contains the type, name, units of measure, and a description of an existing counter.</p>
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    <h5>Inheritance</h5>
    <div class="level0"><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></div>
    <div class="level1"><span class="xref">CounterMetadata</span></div>
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  <h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.html">C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11</a></h6>
  <h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: C1.WPF.DX.4.6.2.dll</h6>
  <h5 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public class CounterMetadata</code></pre>
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    <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Class CounterMetadata</code></pre>
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  <h3 id="constructors">Constructors
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        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td id="C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata__ctor" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.#ctor">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.-ctor.html#C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata__ctor">CounterMetadata()</a>
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  <h3 id="properties">Properties
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        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td id="C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata_Description" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.Description">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.Description.html#C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata_Description">Description</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets a description of the counter.</p>
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        <td id="C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata_HardwareCounterCount" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.HardwareCounterCount">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.HardwareCounterCount.html#C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata_HardwareCounterCount">HardwareCounterCount</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the number of hardware counters that are needed for this counter type to be created. All instances of the same counter type use the same hardware counters.</p>
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        <td id="C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata_Name" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.Name">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.Name.html#C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata_Name">Name</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets a brief name for the counter.</p>
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        <td id="C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata_Type" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.Type">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.Type.html#C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata_Type">Type</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the data type of a counter (see <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterType.html">CounterType</a>).</p>
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        <td id="C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata_Units" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.Units">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct3D11.CounterMetadata.Units.html#C1_Util_DX_Direct3D11_CounterMetadata_Units">Units</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the units a counter measures.</p>
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