StopWatch (ActiveMQ 5.17.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.activemq.util.StopWatch

```
public final class StopWatch
extends Object
```
A very simple stop watch.
This implementation is not thread safe and can only time one task at any given time.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StopWatch()
Starts the stop watch

StopWatch(boolean started)
Creates the stop watch

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`restart()`	Starts or restarts the stop watch
`long`	`stop()`	Stops the stop watch
`long`	`taken()`	Returns the time taken in milliseconds.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - StopWatch
```
public StopWatch()
```
    Starts the stop watch
  - StopWatch
```
public StopWatch(boolean started)
```
    Creates the stop watch
    
    Parameters:
    
    started - whether it should start immediately
- Method Detail
  - restart
```
public void restart()
```
    Starts or restarts the stop watch
  - stop
```
public long stop()
```
    Stops the stop watch
    
    Returns:
    
    the time taken in milliseconds.
  - taken
```
public long taken()
```
    Returns the time taken in milliseconds.
    
    Returns:
    
    time in milliseconds