Stopwatch class for Java

Question

Which Java class should you use for time performance measurements?

(One could use any date/time class, but the reason I'm asking is in .Net there's a designated Stopwatch class for this purpose)

Answer 1

The Spring Framework has an excellent StopWatch class:

StopWatch stopWatch = new StopWatch("My Stop Watch");

stopWatch.start("initializing");
Thread.sleep(2000); // simulated work
stopWatch.stop();

stopWatch.start("processing");
Thread.sleep(5000); // simulated work
stopWatch.stop();

stopWatch.start("finalizing");
Thread.sleep(3000); // simulated work
stopWatch.stop();

System.out.println(stopWatch.prettyPrint());

This produces:

    StopWatch 'My Stop Watch': running time (millis) = 10000
    -----------------------------------------
    ms     %     Task name
    -----------------------------------------
    02000  020%  initializing
    05000  050%  processing
    03000  030%  finalizing