Ping (bitcoinj-core 0.16.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.bitcoinj.core.Message
- - org.bitcoinj.core.Ping

```
public class Ping
extends Message
```
Instances of this class are not safe for use by multiple threads.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.bitcoinj.core.Message
  cursor, length, MAX_SIZE, offset, params, payload, recached, serializer, UNKNOWN_LENGTH

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Ping()`	Create a Ping without a nonce value.
`Ping(long nonce)`	Create a Ping with a nonce value.
`Ping(NetworkParameters params, byte[] payloadBytes)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`bitcoinSerializeToStream(java.io.OutputStream stream)`	Serializes this message to the provided stream.
`long`	`getNonce()`
`boolean`	`hasNonce()`
`protected void`	`parse()`

Methods inherited from class org.bitcoinj.core.Message
adjustLength, bitcoinSerialize, bitcoinSerialize, getHash, getMessageSize, getParams, hasMoreBytes, isCached, isRecached, readByte, readByteArray, readBytes, readHash, readInt64, readStr, readUint32, readUint64, readVarInt, readVarInt, setSerializer, unCache, unsafeBitcoinSerialize

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Ping
```
public Ping(NetworkParameters params,
            byte[] payloadBytes)
     throws ProtocolException
```
    Throws:
    
    ProtocolException
  - Ping
```
public Ping(long nonce)
```
    Create a Ping with a nonce value. Only use this if the remote node has a protocol version greater than 60000
  - Ping
```
public Ping()
```
    Create a Ping without a nonce value. Only use this if the remote node has a protocol version lower than or equal 60000
- Method Detail
  - bitcoinSerializeToStream
```
public void bitcoinSerializeToStream(java.io.OutputStream stream)
                              throws java.io.IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Message
    
    Serializes this message to the provided stream. If you just want the raw bytes use bitcoinSerialize().
    
    Overrides:
    
    bitcoinSerializeToStream in class Message
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
  - parse
```
protected void parse()
              throws ProtocolException
```
    Specified by:
    
    parse in class Message
    
    Throws:
    
    ProtocolException
  - hasNonce
```
public boolean hasNonce()
```
  - getNonce
```
public long getNonce()
```