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Slice / Split / replace
(version: 0)
Benchmark.js
Comparing performance of:
slice vs split vs replace
Created:
5 years ago
by:
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Tests:
slice
document.title.slice(0, document.title.indexOf(' - MeasureThat.net'));
split
document.title.split(' - MeasureThat.net')[0];
replace
document.title.replace(' - MeasureThat.net', '');
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Result
slice
split
replace
Fastest:
N/A
Slowest:
N/A
Latest run results:
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(Test run date:
one year ago
)
User agent:
Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/133.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
Browser/OS:
Chrome 133 on Mac OS X 10.15.7
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replace
65.4M/s
slice
58.1M/s
split
33.6M/s
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Executions per second
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replace
65,404,472 Ops/sec
slice
58,146,464 Ops/sec
split
33,601,276 Ops/sec
Autogenerated LLM Summary
(model
llama3.2:3b
, generated one year ago):
Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what's being tested, compared, and other considerations. **Benchmark Overview** The test case is designed to measure the performance of three different string manipulation operations: `slice()`, `split()`, and `replace()` on the browser's title property. **Options Compared** Three options are compared: 1. `slice()`: extracts a portion of a string, starting at the specified index and returning up to the specified number of characters. 2. `split()`: splits a string into an array of substrings, using a separator as the delimiter. 3. `replace()`: replaces occurrences of a substring with another substring. **Pros and Cons** * **Performance**: + `slice()` is likely to be faster than `split()` because it's more straightforward operation that doesn't involve creating intermediate arrays. However, `replace()` might have some overhead due to the potential need for regular expression processing. + `split()` has a higher overhead compared to `slice()` and `replace()`, as it involves parsing the string into an array of substrings. * **Memory Usage**: + `slice()` likely uses less memory than `split()` because it doesn't create intermediate arrays. However, both `slice()` and `replace()` may use more memory than `replace()` if the replacement substring is large. * **Code Readability and Maintainability**: + `slice()` is often considered a simpler and more readable operation compared to `split()`. However, `split()` can be useful when working with strings that need to be split into multiple parts. **Library Usage** There doesn't appear to be any explicit library usage in the provided benchmark. However, some libraries like Lodash or String.prototype might be implicitly used due to their widespread adoption and default usage in modern JavaScript development. **Special JS Features/Syntax** The benchmark only uses standard JavaScript features and syntax. There are no special features like async/await, arrow functions, or classes that would require additional explanation. **Alternative Benchmarks** Other alternatives for measuring string manipulation performance might include: * Using a different string manipulation library like Unicode Normalization or String.prototype.trim() with multiple calls to trim() * Implementing custom string manipulation algorithms using bitwise operations or regular expressions * Using benchmarking frameworks like Benchmark.js or JSPerf Keep in mind that these alternative benchmarks might not provide identical results due to differences in implementation, test environment, and browser support. In conclusion, the provided benchmark measures the performance of three standard JavaScript string manipulation operations: `slice()`, `split()`, and `replace()`. The pros and cons of each operation are discussed, along with considerations for memory usage and code readability.
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