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*
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*
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*
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* License for more details.
*
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*/
package org.xmlvm.util;
/**
* A simple timer that can be used e.g. for debugging.
*/
public class Timer
{
private final String name;
private long start;
private long end;
/**
* Initializes the timer with the given name.
*
* @param name
* the name of the timer
*/
public Timer(String name)
{
this.name= name;
}
/**
* Starts the timer.
*/
public void start()
{
start= System.currentTimeMillis();
}
/**
* Stops the timer.
*
* @return Returns itself.
*/
public Timer stop()
{
end= System.currentTimeMillis();
return this;
}
/**
* Returns a string with the name of the timer and the milliseconds between
* {@link #start()} and {@link #stop()}.
*/
public String toString()
{
return name + ":" + (end - start) + " ms.";
}
}