Ticker
Date: 2016-05-24

com.google.common.base

## Class Ticker

- java.lang.Object
- - com.google.common.base.Ticker

-     @Beta
      @GwtCompatible
      public abstract class Ticker
      extends java.lang.Object

  A time source; returns a time value representing the number of nanoseconds elapsed since some fixed but arbitrary point in time. Note that most users should use `Stopwatch` instead of interacting with this class directly.

  Warning: this interface can only be used to measure elapsed time, not wall time.

  Since:
    10.0 (mostly source-compatible since 9.0)

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `Ticker()` Constructor for use by subclasses.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract long` | `read()` Returns the number of nanoseconds elapsed since this ticker's fixed point of reference.
    `static Ticker` | `systemTicker()` A ticker that reads the current time using `System.nanoTime()`.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Ticker

          protected Ticker()

      Constructor for use by subclasses.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### read

          public abstract long read()

      Returns the number of nanoseconds elapsed since this ticker's fixed point of reference.

    - #### systemTicker

          @CheckReturnValue
          public static Ticker systemTicker()

      A ticker that reads the current time using `System.nanoTime()`.
      Since:
        10.0