```
public interface MetricLineBuilder
```
A builder interface that allows constructing metric and metadata lines. The builder performs validation and normalization before serialization to ensure valid metric/metadata lines for ingestion into Dynatrace API.

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`MetricLineBuilder.BuildStep`
`static interface`	`MetricLineBuilder.CounterStep`
`static interface`	`MetricLineBuilder.GaugeStep`
`static interface`	`MetricLineBuilder.MetadataStep`
`static interface`	`MetricLineBuilder.MetricKeyStep`
`static interface`	`MetricLineBuilder.TimestampOrBuildStep`
`static interface`	`MetricLineBuilder.TypeStep`	Interface to set the dimensions of the metric and to decide which type it is.

Static Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static MetricLineBuilder.MetricKeyStep`	`create()`
`static MetricLineBuilder.MetricKeyStep`	`create(MetricLinePreConfiguration preConfig)`

Interface MetricLineBuilder