/// <summary>
/// Creates a new <seealso cref="Counter" /> and registers it under the given class
/// and name.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="klass">the class which owns the metric</param>
/// <param name="name">the name of the metric</param>
/// <returns>a new <seealso cref="Counter" /></returns>
public static Counter NewCounter(
Type klass,
string name)
{
return DEFAULT_REGISTRY.NewCounter(klass, name);
}