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author | Andrew John Hughes <gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org> | 2006-06-04 18:15:04 +0000 |
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committer | Andrew John Hughes <gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org> | 2006-06-04 18:15:04 +0000 |
commit | d0ebd06d728f4b2fefd2e18e6c58684f62bd2673 (patch) | |
tree | bcca7d0f7e5ccd0438a8e0dac44c9e37520a4388 /java/lang/System.java | |
parent | 85ab115d6203b30467c64335e4f74ec75a8f33a9 (diff) | |
download | classpath-d0ebd06d728f4b2fefd2e18e6c58684f62bd2673.tar.gz |
2006-03-20 Andrew John Hughes <gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org>
* java/lang/System.java:
(nanoTime()): Documented.
2006-03-20 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* java/lang/System.java:
(nanoTime()): Implemented.
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diff --git a/java/lang/System.java b/java/lang/System.java index bb9715f6f..19278aa32 100644 --- a/java/lang/System.java +++ b/java/lang/System.java @@ -222,6 +222,36 @@ public final class System return VMSystem.currentTimeMillis(); } + /** + * <p> + * Returns the current value of a nanosecond-precise system timer. + * The value of the timer is an offset relative to some arbitrary fixed + * time, which may be in the future (making the value negative). This + * method is useful for timing events where nanosecond precision is + * required. This is achieved by calling this method before and after the + * event, and taking the difference betweent the two times: + * </p> + * <p> + * <code>long startTime = System.nanoTime();</code><br /> + * <code>... <emph>event code</emph> ...</code><br /> + * <code>long endTime = System.nanoTime();</code><br /> + * <code>long duration = endTime - startTime;</code><br /> + * </p> + * <p> + * Note that the value is only nanosecond-precise, and not accurate; there + * is no guarantee that the difference between two values is really a + * nanosecond. Also, the value is prone to overflow if the offset + * exceeds 2^63. + * </p> + * + * @return the time of a system timer in nanoseconds. + * @since 1.5 + */ + public static long nanoTime() + { + return VMSystem.nanoTime(); + } + /** * Copy one array onto another from <code>src[srcStart]</code> ... * <code>src[srcStart+len-1]</code> to <code>dest[destStart]</code> ... |