block timer

[chuck johnson]

i need to basically wrap some sort of timer around a block of code. i need to be able to print out how long it took to execute that particular block of code. i've looked through the api and the books i have, but i cant find anything helpful. any ideas?

[Sam Smoot]

try this:

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long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
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Your Block Here...
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System.out.println("TimeElapsed:" + (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime));

[chuck johnson]

thanks a lot. just off-hand, do you happen to know what kind a units that is in?

[Norm Miller]

milliseconds

[Sam Smoot]

Cast as a long...
Units are milliseconds... (1,000 = 1 second)