com.whitestein.lsps.common

Class StopWatch

java.lang.Object

com.whitestein.lsps.common.StopWatch

public class StopWatch
extends java.lang.Object

A utility class to measure elapsed time since a specific point in time. This class is useful for debugging and profiling.

Author:

jsa

See Also:

start()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	elapsedTime() Gets elapsed time since this stop watch has been started.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name of this stop watch.
void	printElapsedTime() Prints elapsed time since the start of this stop watch.
static StopWatch	start() Starts a new stop watch and returns instance to it.
static StopWatch	start(java.lang.String name) Starts a new stop watch and returns instance to it.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

start

public static StopWatch start()

Starts a new stop watch and returns instance to it.

Returns:

the started stop watch

start

public static StopWatch start(java.lang.String name)

Starts a new stop watch and returns instance to it.

Parameters:

name - the name of the stop watch

Returns:

the started stop watch

elapsedTime

public long elapsedTime()

Gets elapsed time since this stop watch has been started.

Returns:

the elapsed time

printElapsedTime

public void printElapsedTime()

Prints elapsed time since the start of this stop watch.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Gets the name of this stop watch.

Returns:

the name

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object