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<h1 class="refname">counter_create</h1>
<p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">counter_create</span> — <span class="dc-title">
Creates a counter which maintains a single numeric value.
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="type">resource</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>counter_create</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$name</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">integer</span> <code class="parameter">$initial_value</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">integer</span> <code class="parameter">$flags</code></span>
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Creates a counter which maintains a single numeric value.
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<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term">name</span>
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The new counter's name.
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<span class="term">initial_value</span>
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The initial value of the counter. Defaults to zero (0).
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<span class="term">flags</span>
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Flags for the new counter, chosen from the
<em>COUNTER_FLAG_*</em> constants.
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<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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Returns a counter resource.
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