/*
 * Timer.java
 *
 * Created on April 12, 2005, 10:29 PM
 */

package sorttimer;

/**
 *
 * @author levenick
 */
public class SortTimer {
    
    AbstractSort theSort;
    IntList theList;
    
    /** Creates a new instance of Timer */
    public SortTimer(AbstractSort theSort, IntList theList) {
        this.theSort = theSort;
        this.theList = theList;
    }
     
    public String time() {
        long before = System.currentTimeMillis();
        theSort.sort(theList) ;
        long after = System.currentTimeMillis();
        long elapsedTime = after - before;
         
        return theSort.toString() + " n=" + theList.length() + " msec=" + elapsedTime;
    }
}