Return the current wall time in nanoseconds from a fixed origin.

Synopsis

Declared in <bsls_timeutil.h>

static
Types::Int64
getTimer();

Description

Return the instantaneous value of a platform‐dependent system timer in absolute nanoseconds referenced to an arbitrary but fixed origin. Note that this method is thread‐safe only if initialize has been called before.

Return Value

current wall time in absolute nanoseconds

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