be.hogent.tarsos.util
Class StopWatch

java.lang.Object
  be.hogent.tarsos.util.StopWatch

public final class StopWatch
extends java.lang.Object

StopWatch counts the ticks (ns) passed between initialization and invocation of ticksPassed.

Author:

Joren Six

Constructor Summary

StopWatch()
Create and start the stop watch.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	formattedToString()
long	nanoTicksPassed()
void	start() Starts or restarts the watch.
long	ticksPassed()
double	timePassed(TimeUnit unit) Calculates and returns the time passed in the requested unit.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StopWatch

public StopWatch()

Create and start the stop watch.

Method Detail

ticksPassed

public long ticksPassed()

Returns:

The number of ticks passed between initialization and the call to ticksPassed. In milliseconds or 10^-3 seconds.

nanoTicksPassed

public long nanoTicksPassed()

Returns:

The number of ticks passed between initialization and the call to ticksPassed. In nanoseconds or 10^-9 seconds.

timePassed

public double timePassed(TimeUnit unit)

Calculates and returns the time passed in the requested unit.

Parameters:

unit - The requested time unit.

Returns:

The time passed in the requested unit.

start

public void start()

Starts or restarts the watch.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

formattedToString

public java.lang.String formattedToString()