Class used to measure method time execution

Timer.java

package com.package.utils;

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import java.util.Date;

/**
 * Class for program event timing. Usage:
 * 
 * <pre>
 * Timer timer = new Timer();
 * 
 * // do stuff
 * 
 * System.out.println( timer ); // prints time elapsed since
 * // object was created.
 * 
 * </pre>
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:jacob.dreyer@geosoft.no">Jacob Dreyer </a>
 */
public class Timer {
	private Date start;

	/**
	 * Start timer.
	 */
	public Timer() {
		reset();
	}

	/**
	 * Returns exact number of milliseconds since timer was started.
	 * 
	 * @return Number of milliseconds since timer was started.
	 */
	public long getTime() {
		Date now = new Date();
		long millis = now.getTime() - start.getTime();

		return millis;
	}

	/**
	 * Restarts the timer.
	 */
	public void reset() {
		start = new Date(); // now
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a formatted string showing the elaspsed time suince the instance
	 * was created.
	 * 
	 * @return Formatted time string.
	 */
	public String toString( boolean mili ) {
		long millis = getTime();

		long hours = millis / 1000 / 60 / 60;
		millis -= hours * 1000 * 60 * 60;

		long minutes = millis / 1000 / 60;
		millis -= minutes * 1000 * 60;

		long seconds = millis / 1000;
		millis -= seconds * 1000;

		StringBuffer time = new StringBuffer();
		if( hours > 0 )
			time.append( hours + ":" );
		if( hours > 0 && minutes < 10 )
			time.append( "0" );
		time.append( minutes + ":" );
		if( seconds < 10 )
			time.append( "0" );
		time.append( seconds );

		if( mili )
		{
			time.append( "." );
			if( millis < 100 )
				time.append( "0" );
			if( millis < 10 )
				time.append( "0" );
			time.append( millis );
		}

		return time.toString();
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return toString( true );
	}

	/**
	 * Testing this class.
	 * 
	 * @param args
	 *            Not used.
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
	public static void main( String[] args ) {
		Timer timer = new Timer();

		for( int i = 0; i < 100000000; i++ ) {
			double b = 998.43678;
			double c = Math.sqrt( b );
		}

		System.out.println( timer );
	}
}