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## org.apache.commons.lang.time
Class StopWatch

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.commons.lang.time.StopWatch

public class StopWatch
extends java.lang.Object

`StopWatch` provides a convenient API for timings.

To start the watch, call `start()`. At this point you can:

- `split()` the watch to get the time whilst the watch continues in the background. `unsplit()` will remove the effect of the split. At this point, these three options are available again.
- `suspend()` the watch to pause it. `resume()` allows the watch to continue. Any time between the suspend and resume will not be counted in the total. At this point, these three options are available again.
- `stop()` the watch to complete the timing session.

It is intended that the output methods `toString()` and `getTime()` should only be called after stop, split or suspend, however a suitable result will be returned at other points.

NOTE: As from v2.1, the methods protect against inappropriate calls. Thus you cannot now call stop before start, resume before suspend or unsplit before split.

1. split(), suspend(), or stop() cannot be invoked twice
2. unsplit() may only be called if the watch has been split()
3. resume() may only be called if the watch has been suspend()
4. start() cannot be called twice without calling reset()

Since:
  2.0
Version:
  $Id: StopWatch.java 583608 2007-10-10 20:38:41Z ggregory $
Author:
  Stephen Colebourne

Constructor Summary
`StopWatch()` Constructor.

Method Summary
`long` | `getSplitTime()` Get the split time on the stopwatch.
`long` | `getStartTime()` Returns the time this stopwatch was started.
`long` | `getTime()` Get the time on the stopwatch.
`void` | `reset()` Resets the stopwatch.
`void` | `resume()` Resume the stopwatch after a suspend.
`void` | `split()` Split the time.
`void` | `start()` Start the stopwatch.
`void` | `stop()` Stop the stopwatch.
`void` | `suspend()` Suspend the stopwatch for later resumption.
`java.lang.String` | `toSplitString()` Gets a summary of the split time that the stopwatch recorded as a string.
`java.lang.String` | `toString()` Gets a summary of the time that the stopwatch recorded as a string.
`void` | `unsplit()` Remove a split.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### StopWatch

    public StopWatch()

  Constructor.

Method Detail

### start

    public void start()

  Start the stopwatch.

  This method starts a new timing session, clearing any previous values.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalStateException` - if the StopWatch is already running.

### stop

    public void stop()

  Stop the stopwatch.

  This method ends a new timing session, allowing the time to be retrieved.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalStateException` - if the StopWatch is not running.

### reset

    public void reset()

  Resets the stopwatch. Stops it if need be.

  This method clears the internal values to allow the object to be reused.

### split

    public void split()

  Split the time.

  This method sets the stop time of the watch to allow a time to be extracted. The start time is unaffected, enabling `unsplit()` to continue the timing from the original start point.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalStateException` - if the StopWatch is not running.

### unsplit

    public void unsplit()

  Remove a split.

  This method clears the stop time. The start time is unaffected, enabling timing from the original start point to continue.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalStateException` - if the StopWatch has not been split.

### suspend

    public void suspend()

  Suspend the stopwatch for later resumption.

  This method suspends the watch until it is resumed. The watch will not include time between the suspend and resume calls in the total time.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalStateException` - if the StopWatch is not currently running.

### resume

    public void resume()

  Resume the stopwatch after a suspend.

  This method resumes the watch after it was suspended. The watch will not include time between the suspend and resume calls in the total time.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalStateException` - if the StopWatch has not been suspended.

### getTime

    public long getTime()

  Get the time on the stopwatch.

  This is either the time between the start and the moment this method is called, or the amount of time between start and stop.

  Returns:
    the time in milliseconds

### getSplitTime

    public long getSplitTime()

  Get the split time on the stopwatch.

  This is the time between start and latest split.

  Returns:
    the split time in milliseconds
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalStateException` - if the StopWatch has not yet been split.
  Since:
    2.1

### getStartTime

    public long getStartTime()

  Returns the time this stopwatch was started.

  Returns:
    the time this stopwatch was started
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalStateException` - if this StopWatch has not been started
  Since:
    2.4

### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

  Gets a summary of the time that the stopwatch recorded as a string.

  The format used is ISO8601-like, hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds.

  Returns:
    the time as a String

### toSplitString

    public java.lang.String toSplitString()

  Gets a summary of the split time that the stopwatch recorded as a string.

  The format used is ISO8601-like, hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds.

  Returns:
    the split time as a String
  Since:
    2.1

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