Defining counters from externalize file

About this task

Counters are external objects that can be created by the toolkit using XML definition files, which are stored outside of the system. Counters created from external definitions through ElementFactory are static and you need to declare them at installation or configuration time. Besides using external definition files to create counters, you can also dynamically create counters during the runtime of the application.

Following is an example of a counter declaration in the XML file:

<com.ibm.btt.bc.counter.Counter id="counterTest"
		incraseMaxLimit="10000" totalMaxLimit="100000"
		increaseTimesMaxLimit="100">
</com.ibm.btt.bc.counter.Counter>

Each counter consists of a total field (called total), an increase field (called increase), and an increase times field (called totIncrs).