Provides various features related to the current date and time : StopWatch « Development Class « Java

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Provides various features related to the current date and time

  
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import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Class <code>Clock</code> provides various features related to the current
 * date and time, as well as the elapsed time since the beginning of the
 * application.
 *
 * @author Herv&eacute; Bitteur
 * @version $Id: Clock.java,v 1.8 2009/03/03 19:45:52 hbitteur Exp $
 */
public class Clock
{
    //~ Static fields/initializers ---------------------------------------------

    /** To have a reference time */
    private static long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();

    /** General date formatting */
    private static DateFormat dateFormatter = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(
        DateFormat.FULL,
        DateFormat.FULL,
        Locale.US);

    /** General time formatting. Locale to be used, could be:  //Locale.US;
       //Locale.FRANCE; */
    private static Locale locale = Locale.getDefault();

    /** Corresponding number format */
    private static NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(locale);

    /** Decimal format */
    private static DecimalFormat timeFormatter = (DecimalFormat) nf;

    static {
        timeFormatter.applyPattern("000,000.00");
    }

    //~ Constructors -----------------------------------------------------------

    //-------//
    // Clock // To prevent instantiation
    //-------//
    private Clock ()
    {
    }

    //~ Methods ----------------------------------------------------------------

    //---------//
    // getDate //
    //---------//
    /**
     * Retrieves the values of current date and time of day, and formats a
     * standard string,
     *
     * @return A standardized date + time string
     */
    public static String getDate ()
    {
        return dateFormatter.format(new Date());
    }

    //------------//
    // getElapsed //
    //------------//
    /**
     * Retrieves the number of milliseconds since the reference start time, and
     * formats a standardized string using seconds and milliseconds. NB: The
     * start time is usually the time when this class was elaborated. It can
     * also be later reset, via the 'reset' method.
     *
     * @return A standardized duration string
     */
    public static String getElapsed ()
    {
        long delta = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime;

        return timeFormatter.format((double) delta / 1000);
    }

    //-----------//
    // resetTime //
    //-----------//
    /**
     * Resets the reference start value at the time this method is called.
     */
    public static void resetTime ()
    {
        startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
    }
}

   
    
  

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