Constructor Detail

• Timer

  public Timer()

  Create a new timer. The new timer will NOT be started automatically. You need to invoke start() explicitly.

Method Detail

• start

  public boolean start()

  (Re)start the timer. If the timer has already been started, does nothing.

  Returns:

  false iff the timer is already running.

• stop

  public boolean stop()

  Stop the timer.

  Returns:

  false iff the timer is not running.

• reset

  public boolean reset()

  Reset the timer to 0. The timer must be stopped before it can be reset.

  Returns:

  false iff the timer is currently running.

• getTime

  public long getTime()

  Get the currently accumulated time. This method may be called while the timer is running, or after it has been stopped.

  Returns:

  The duration in milliseconds.

• getTimeSpan

  public TimeSpan getTimeSpan()

  Get the accumulated time as a time span object.

  Returns:

  A time span object for the current value of the timer.

  See Also:

  getTime()