# Uses of Class org.deidentifier.arx.metric.MetricDescription (ARX Developer Documentation)

## Uses of Class
org.deidentifier.arx.metric.MetricDescription

- Packages that use MetricDescription
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  org.deidentifier.arx.metric | This package implements several metrics for information loss.

- - ### Uses of MetricDescription in org.deidentifier.arx.metric

    Methods in org.deidentifier.arx.metric that return MetricDescription
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `MetricDescription` | Metric.`getDescription()` Returns a description of this metric.
    `protected static MetricDescription` | Metric.`getDescription(Metric<?> metric)` Returns a description for the given metric, if there is any, null otherwise.

    Methods in org.deidentifier.arx.metric that return types with arguments of type MetricDescription
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static java.util.List<MetricDescription>` | Metric.`list()` Returns a list of all available metrics for information loss.