Metric (Metrics Parent 4.1.0 API)

```
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({METHOD,FIELD,PARAMETER,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
public @interface Metric
```
An annotation requesting that a metric be injected or registered.
Given a field like this:
```
     @Metric
     public Histogram histogram;
 
```
A meter of the field's type will be created and injected into managed objects. It will be up to the user to interact with the metric. This annotation can be used on fields of type Meter, Timer, Counter, and Histogram.
This may also be used to register a metric, which is useful for creating a histogram with a custom Reservoir.
```
     @Metric
     public Histogram uniformHistogram = new Histogram(new UniformReservoir());
 
```
Since:

3.1

- Optional Element Summary
  
  Optional Elements
  Modifier and Type Optional Element Description
  
  boolean absolute
  
  String name

- Element Detail
  - name
```
String name
```
    Returns:
    
    The name of the metric.
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - absolute
```
boolean absolute
```
    Returns:
    
    If true, use the given name as an absolute name. If false, use the given name relative to the annotated class.
    
    Default:
    
    false