Need help finding time with System.currentTimeMillis()

[macdunk11]

I am finding the factorial and exponents of variables both recursively and iteratively. What I need help with is finding out how long it took each one. Where do I put the System.currentTimeMillis() part and how do I find out exactly how long it took (i.e. 55 milliseconds)?

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("What integer do you want to get the factorial of?");
    int n = scan.nextInt();
    System.out.println("The Recursive factorial of " + n + " is " + recur(n) + ".");
    System.out.println("The Iterative factorial of " + n + " is " + iter(n) + ".");
    System.out.println("What two integers do you want to get the exponent of? (a to the x)");
    int a = scan.nextInt();
    int x = scan.nextInt();
    System.out.println("The Recursive exponent of " + a + " is " + recurs(a, x) + ".");
    System.out.println("The Iterative exponent of " + a + " is " + itera(a, x) + ".");
}

public static int recur(int n){
    if(n == 0){
        return 1;
    }
    else
    return n * recur(n-1);
}

public static int iter(int n){
    if (n <= 1) {
        return 1;
    }
    int it = n;
    for (int i = n - 1; i > 1; --i) {
        it *= i;
    }
    return it;
}

public static int recurs(int a, int x){
    if (x == 0)
        return 1;
    else if (x == 1)
        return a;
    else
        return a * recurs(a, x-1);
}

public static int itera(int a, int x){
    int r = a;
    if (x == 0)
        return 1;
    else if (x == 1)
        return a;
    else
    for (int i = 1; i <= x; i ++){
        r *= a;
    }
    return r;
}

[NormR1]

how do I find out exactly how long it took

Get the starting time and save it in a long variable. When done, get the current time and subtract from it the starting time to get how long it took.

[macdunk11]

Ok, thanks!