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<h1 class="refname">Counter::getMeta</h1>
<p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">Counter::getMeta</span> — <span class="dc-title">
Return a piece of metainformation about a counter.
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <span class="methodname"><strong>Counter::getMeta</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">integer</span> <code class="parameter">$attribute</code></span>
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<span class="function"><strong>Counter::getMeta()</strong></span> returns metainformation about a
counter.
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">attribute</code></em></span>
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The metainformation to retrieve.
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<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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<span class="function"><strong>Counter::getMeta()</strong></span> returns values of varying types
based on which metainformation was requested.
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