StopWatch.java

/**
   A stopwatch accumulates time when it is running. You can 
   repeatedly start and stop the stopwatch. You can use a
   stopwatch to measure the running time of a program.
*/
public class StopWatch
{  
   /**
      Constructs a stopwatch that is in the stopped state
      and has no time accumulated.
   */
   public StopWatch()
   {  
      reset();
   }

   /**
      Starts the stopwatch. Time starts accumulating now.
   */
   public void start()
   {  
      if (isRunning) return;
      isRunning = true;
      startTime = System.nanoTime();
   }
   
   /**
      Stops the stopwatch. Time stops accumulating and is
      is added to the elapsed time.
   */
   public void stop()
   {  
      if (!isRunning) return;
      isRunning = false;
      long endTime = System.nanoTime();
      elapsedTime = elapsedTime + endTime - startTime;
   }
   
   /**
      Returns the total elapsed time.
      @return the total elapsed time
   */
   public long getElapsedTime()
   {  
      if (isRunning) 
      {  
         long endTime = System.nanoTime();
         return elapsedTime + endTime - startTime;
      }
      else
         return elapsedTime;
   }
   
   /**
      Stops the watch and resets the elapsed time to 0.
   */
   public void reset()
   {  
      elapsedTime = 0;
      isRunning = false;
   }
   
   private long elapsedTime;
   private long startTime;
   private boolean isRunning;
}