Stopwatch.java

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package org.encog.engine.util;

/**
 * A stopwatch, meant to emulate the C# Stopwatch class.
 */
public class Stopwatch {

	/**
	 * Is the stopwatch stopped.
	 */
	private boolean stopped;

	/**
	 * What is the starting time.
	 */
	private long startTime;

	/**
	 * What is the stopped time.
	 */
	private long stopTime;

	/**
	 * Construct a stopwatch.
	 */
	public Stopwatch() {
		reset();
		this.stopped = false;
	}

	/**
	 * @return Elapsed time in milli's.
	 */
	public long getElapsedMilliseconds() {
		return getElapsedTicks() / 1000;
	}

	/**
	 * @return Elapsed time in ticks.
	 */
	public long getElapsedTicks() {
		if (!this.stopped) {
			this.stopTime = System.nanoTime();
		}

		return (this.stopTime - this.startTime) / 1000;
	}

	/**
	 * Reset the stop watch.
	 */
	public void reset() {
		this.startTime = System.nanoTime();
		this.stopTime = System.nanoTime();
		this.stopped = false;
	}

	/**
	 * Start the stop watch.
	 */
	public void start() {
		this.startTime = System.nanoTime();
		this.stopped = false;
	}

	/**
	 * Stop the stopwatch.
	 */
	public void stop() {
		this.stopTime = System.nanoTime();
		this.stopped = true;
	}

}