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JS find vs indexOf
Comparing performance of:
while vs Array.indexOf
Created:
3 years ago
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Script Preparation code:
var arr = []; var i = 0; while (i <= 1E5) arr[i] = i++;
Tests:
while
const item = arr.find(item => item == 1E5);
Array.indexOf
const index = arr.indexOf(1E5);
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while
Array.indexOf
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Autogenerated LLM Summary
(model
llama3.2:3b
, generated one year ago):
Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what is being tested. **What is being tested?** The benchmark is testing two approaches to find an item in an array: `find()` and `indexOf()`. The test cases are comparing the performance of these two methods on a large array generated by a while loop. **Options compared** Two options are being compared: 1. **`find()`**: A method that returns the first element in the array that satisfies the provided condition. 2. **`indexOf()`**: A method that returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified value in the array, or -1 if it is not found. **Pros and Cons** * `find()`: This method can be faster for small arrays since it doesn't require searching from the beginning. However, its performance can degrade significantly for large arrays because it has to traverse the entire array to find the first match. * `indexOf()`**: This method is generally faster for large arrays because it uses a linear search algorithm that starts from the beginning of the array and checks each element in sequence. In this benchmark, since the array size is relatively small (1E5), the difference in performance between `find()` and `indexOf()` might not be significant. However, as the array size increases, `indexOf()` will likely outperform `find()`. The use of `while` loop to generate a large array can also affect performance since it requires more iterations than an equivalent `Array.prototype.fill()` or `new Array(size).fill()` **Library and its purpose** None. No external library is being used in this benchmark. **Special JS feature or syntax** * None mentioned, but JavaScript has several features and functions that can be used to optimize performance, such as memoization, caching, or specialized algorithms for certain data structures. **Other alternatives** Alternatives to `find()` and `indexOf()` include: * `filter()`: Returns a new array with all elements that pass the test implemented by the provided function. * `includes()`: Returns true if an array has at least one element that satisfies the condition, otherwise returns false. * Looping through the array manually using a conditional statement to check for the desired value. **Benchmark preparation code** The script preparation code generates a large array with values from 0 to 1E5 using a while loop. The `while (i <= 1E5)` loop iterates from 0 to 1E5, assigns each value to the array at index `i`, and increments `i` for the next iteration. **Individual test cases** The benchmark consists of two individual test cases: * **`while`**: Tests the performance of the `find()` method. * **`Array.indexOf()`**: Tests the performance of the `indexOf()` method.
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