GpaEnableCounterByName

Syntax

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GpaStatus GpaEnableCounterByName(
    GpaSessionId session_id,
    const char* counter_name);

Description

Enables the counter with the specified counter name (case insensitive). Subsequent sampling sessions will provide values for any enabled counters. Initially all counters are disabled, and must explicitly be enabled.

Parameters

Name

Description

session_id

Unique identifier of a previously-created session.

counter_name

The name of the counter to enable.

Return value

Return value

Description

kGpaStatusOk

The specified counter was successfully enabled.

kGpaStatusErrorNullPointer

The supplied session_id parameter is NULL.

kGpaStatusErrorSessionNotFound

The supplied session_id parameter was not recognized as a previously-created session identifier.

kGpaStatusErrorCannotChangeCountersWhenSampling

The set of enabled counters cannot be changed after GpaBeginSession is called.

kGpaStatusErrorContextNotOpen

The supplied session’s parent context is not currently open.

kGpaStatusErrorAlreadyEnabled

The specified counter was already enabled.

kGpaStatusErrorIncompatibleSampleTypes

The supplied session was not created with a GpaSessionSampleType value that supports counter collection.

kGpaStatusErrorCounterNotFound

The specified counter name is not valid.

kGpaStatusErrorFailed

An error occurred while trying to enable the counter.

kGpaStatusErrorException

Exception occurred.