de.jstacs.utils
Class Time

java.lang.Object
  de.jstacs.utils.Time

Direct Known Subclasses:

RealTime, UserTime

public abstract class Time
extends Object

This interface is the framework for stopping the time of anything.

Author:

Jens Keilwagen

Constructor Summary

Time()
Creates a new time object and starts the clock.

Method Summary

abstract double	getElapsedTime() Returns the elapsed time since invoking the constructor.
abstract void	reset() Restarts the time stopping.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Time

public Time()

Creates a new time object and starts the clock.

Method Detail

getElapsedTime

public abstract double getElapsedTime()

Returns the elapsed time since invoking the constructor.

Returns:

the elapsed time in seconds

reset

public abstract void reset()

Restarts the time stopping.