 {
         trace("A tick happened!");
      }
      
      protected override function onAdd():void
      {
         ProcessManager.instance.addTickedObject(this);
      }
      
      protected override function onRemove():void
      {
         ProcessManager.instance.removeTickedObject(this);
      }
   }</pre>
    
    <p>As with the AnimatedComponent base class, there is a TickedComponent base class which simplifies creating a component that creates ticks.</p>
    
    <p>To summarize 