Constructor Detail

• Stopwatch

  public Stopwatch()

Method Detail

• main

  public static void main(String... arguments)

  An example of the use of this class to time the execution of String manipulation code.

• start

  public void start()

  Start the stopwatch.

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if the stopwatch is already running.

• stop

  public void stop()

  Stop the stopwatch.

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if the stopwatch is not already running.

• toString

  public String toString()

  Express the "reading" on the stopwatch.

  Overrides:

  toString in class Object

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if the Stopwatch has never been used, or if the stopwatch is still running.

• toValue

  public long toValue()

  Express the "reading" on the stopwatch as a numeric type.

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if the Stopwatch has never been used, or if the stopwatch is still running.