# counter_get_meta

counter_get_meta — Return a piece of metainformation about a counter resource

### Description

counter_get_meta ( resource `$counter` , int `$attribute` ) : mixed

counter_get_meta() returns metainformation about a counter resource.

### Parameters

`counter`
  The counter resource to operate on.
`attribute`
  The metainformation to retrieve.

### Return Values

counter_get_meta() returns values of varying types based on which metainformation was requested.