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package com.sun.j3d.utils.timer;

/**
 * A High Resolution interval timer. The timer resolution is
 * operating system dependent and can be queried using
 * getTimerResolution().
 *
 * These methods are not reentrant and should not
 * be called concurrently from multiple threads.
 *
 * @deprecated Use java.lang.System.nanoTime() instead.
 */
public class J3DTimer {

    // Since we can't get the resolution from the JDK, we will hard-code it
    // at 1000 (microsecond resolution).
    private static final long resolution = 1000L;

    /**
     * Private constructor because users should
     * not construct instances of this class
     */
    private J3DTimer() {
    }

    /**
     * Get the timer value, in nanoseconds.
     * The initial value of the timer is OS dependent.
     *
     * @return The current timer value in nanoseconds.
     */
    public static long getValue() {
        return System.nanoTime();
    }

    /**
     * Get the nanosecond resolution of the timer
     *
     * @return The timer resolution in nanoseconds.
     */
    public static long getResolution() {
        return resolution;
    }
}