org.pfsw.util

Class StopWatch

java.lang.Object

org.pfsw.util.StopWatch

public class StopWatch
extends java.lang.Object

A simple stop watch to measure the time between a start and a stop point.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StopWatch() Initialize the new instance with default values.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static StopWatch	createAndStart() Returns a newly created and immediately started StopWatch.
long	getDuration() Returns the duration between start and stop in milliseconds.
void	reset() Resets the watch to a state before it gets started
long	start() Starts the stop watch.
long	stop() Stops the stop watch.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StopWatch

public StopWatch()

Initialize the new instance with default values.

Method Detail

createAndStart

public static StopWatch createAndStart()

Returns a newly created and immediately started StopWatch.

start

public long start()

Starts the stop watch. That is, remember current time as start time.

Returns:

The start time

stop

public long stop()

Stops the stop watch. That is, remember current time as stop time.

Returns:

The stop time

getDuration

public long getDuration()

Returns the duration between start and stop in milliseconds. If stop() has not been called yet it returns the duration from start to now.

reset

public void reset()

Resets the watch to a state before it gets started