public Integer getEvaluationPeriods() {
        return this.evaluationPeriods;
    }
<p>
The number of periods, in five-minute increments, during which the alarm condition must exist before the alarm
triggers automatic scaling activity. The default value is <code>1</code>.
</p>

@return The number of periods, in five-minute increments, during which the alarm condition must exist before the
        alarm triggers automatic scaling activity. The default value is <code>1</code>.
aws-java-sdk-emr/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/elasticmapreduce/model/CloudWatchAlarmDefinition.java