public static String formatElapsed(Timestamp start){
  if (start == null)   return "NoStartTime";
  long startTime=start.getTime();
  long endTime=System.currentTimeMillis();
  return formatElapsed(endTime - startTime);
}

public static String formatElapsed ( Timestamp start ) { if ( start == null ) return "NoStartTime" ; long startTime = start . getTime ( ) ; long endTime = System . currentTimeMillis ( ) ; return formatElapsed ( endTime - startTime ) ; }
format elapsed time until now
