public static void main(String[] args) { LOGGER.info("in constructor"); StopWatch stopWatch = new StopWatch(); stopWatch.start(); try { Thread.sleep(3000); } catch (InterruptedException e) { e .printStackTrace(); // To change body of catch statement use File | Settings | File // Templates. } stopWatch.split(); try { Thread.sleep(3000); } catch (InterruptedException e) { e .printStackTrace(); // To change body of catch statement use File | Settings | File // Templates. } stopWatch.stop(); // System.out.println("split time " + stopWatch.toSplitString()); System.out.println("time elapsed is " + stopWatch.getTime()); }