test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/testlibrary/PerfCounter.java

*** 39,48 ****
--- 39,57 ----
          this.monitor = monitor;
          this.name = name;
      }
  
      /**
+      * Returns the value of this performance counter as an Object.
+      *
+      * @return The value of this performance counter
+      */
+     public Object value() {
+         return monitor.getValue();
+     }
+ 
+     /**
       * Returns the value of this performance counter as a long.
       *
       * @return The long value of this performance counter
       * @throws RuntimeException If the value of the performance counter isn't a long
       */