Timer

java.lang.Object
- io.bhagat.util.Timer

```
public class Timer
extends java.lang.Object
```
A class for timing calculations to test efficiency

Author:

Bhagat

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private long startTime

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Timer()
creates a Timer object

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`long`	`elapsed()`
`void`	`restart()`	calls the start method
`void`	`start()`	starts the timer by initializing the startTime to the current time
`static long`	`time(Function<java.lang.Void,java.lang.Void> function)`	times a function

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

- Field Detail
  - startTime
```
private long startTime
```
- Constructor Detail
  - Timer
```
public Timer()
```
    creates a Timer object
- Method Detail
  - start
```
public void start()
```
    starts the timer by initializing the startTime to the current time
  - restart
```
public void restart()
```
    calls the start method
  - elapsed
```
public long elapsed()
```
    Returns:
    
    the time elapsed in milliseconds since the timer started
  - time
```
public static long time(Function<java.lang.Void,java.lang.Void> function)
```
    times a function
    
    Parameters:
    
    function - the function to time
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of milliseconds elapsed