Timer (Soot - a J*va Optimization Framework 4.6.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- soot.Timer

```
public class Timer
extends Object
```
Utility class providing a timer. Used for profiling various phases of Sootification.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Timer()
Creates a new timer.

Timer(String name)
Creates a new timer with the given name.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`end()`	Stops the current timer.
`long`	`getTime()`	Returns the sum of the intervals start()-end() of the current timer.
`void`	`start()`	Starts the given timer.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns the name of the current timer.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Timer
```
public Timer(String name)
```
    Creates a new timer with the given name.
  - Timer
```
public Timer()
```
    Creates a new timer.
- Method Detail
  - start
```
public void start()
```
    Starts the given timer.
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Returns the name of the current timer.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - end
```
public void end()
```
    Stops the current timer.
  - getTime
```
public long getTime()
```
    Returns the sum of the intervals start()-end() of the current timer.