ch.aplu.util
Class BaseTimer

java.lang.Object
  ch.aplu.util.BaseTimer

Direct Known Subclasses:

HiResTimer, LoResTimer

public abstract class BaseTimer
extends java.lang.Object

Abstract base class for HiResTimer and LoResTimer. See HiResTimer or LoResTimer for more details.

Method Summary

static void	delay(int time) Delay execution for the given amount of time ( in ms ).
long	getTime() Return the current timer's value in microseconds (us).
boolean	isRunning() Return true if the timer is running.
void	reset() Stop the timer and set its value to zero.
void	resume() Restart the timer from its current value.
void	start() Reset the timer to zero and start it.
void	stop() Stop the timer and store the current value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getTime

public long getTime()

Return the current timer's value in microseconds (us).

start

public void start()

Reset the timer to zero and start it. (If it was running or not.)

stop

public void stop()

Stop the timer and store the current value.

resume

public void resume()

Restart the timer from its current value.

reset

public void reset()

Stop the timer and set its value to zero.

isRunning

public boolean isRunning()

Return true if the timer is running.

delay

public static void delay(int time)

Delay execution for the given amount of time ( in ms ).