[Ovmsdev] MyMetrics - create a metric but don't initialise a value and set modified

[Michael Balzer]

Steve,

Am 17.01.21 um 15:04 schrieb Steve Davies:
> Is there an "official" way to Init my private metrics without setting 
> a value and having them marked modified?
>
> …
>
> So I guess I'd write:
>
>   > mt_i3_range_ecoproplus = 
> (OvmsMetricInt*)MyMetrics.Find("xi3.v.b.range.ecoproplus");
>   > if (mt_i3_range_ecoproplus==NULL) mt_i3_range_ecoproplus = new 
> OvmsMetricInt("xi3.v.b.range.ecoproplus",  SM_STALE_HIGH, Kilometers, 0);
>
> Is this a reasonable approach or am I going about this the wrong way?

That's perfectly OK.

The Init…() calls are convenience wrappers.

If you always deregister all your custom metrics in your destructor, you 
can skip the Find().

Regards,
Michael

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