com.anthonyeden.lib.util
Class Stopwatch

java.lang.Object
  com.anthonyeden.lib.util.Stopwatch

public class Stopwatch

extends java.lang.Object

Simple class for starting and stopping a stopwatch. This class is useful for timing how long a particular block of code takes to execute.

Author:

Anthony Eden

Constructor Summary

Stopwatch()

Method Summary

long	getElapsedTime() Get the elapsed time for the stopwatch in milliseconds.
void	start() Start the stopwatch.
void	stop() Stop the stopwatch.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Stopwatch

public Stopwatch()

Method Detail

start

public void start()

Start the stopwatch.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - If the stopwatch is already running

stop

public void stop()

Stop the stopwatch.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - If the stopwatch is not running

getElapsedTime

public long getElapsedTime()

Get the elapsed time for the stopwatch in milliseconds.

Returns:

The elapsed time in milliseconds

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - If the stopwatch is running