code: void addAutomaticTimer(AutomaticTimer timer)
      {
          timer.ivMethod = this;
          ivAutomaticTimers.add(timer);
  
          if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isDebugEnabled())
              Tr.debug(tc, "added automatic timer: " + timer);
      }
docs: Adds an automatic timer to this metadata.
  
  @param timer the automatic timer