Benchmark: hasOwnPropery vs Loop vs if ... in vs Object.entries

Script Preparation code:

var value = {
    age: 18,
    male: true,
    name: 'Mark',
    id: 1
}

Tests:

hasOwnPropery
value.hasOwnProperty('name');
Loop
for (const key in value) { if (key === 'name') break; }
if ... in
if ('name' in value) { }
Object.entries
Object.entries(value).find(x => x[0] === 'name')

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
hasOwnPropery
Loop
if ... in
Object.entries

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 2 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/120.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 120 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
hasOwnPropery	9152810.0 Ops/sec
Loop	8803207.0 Ops/sec
if ... in	10628943.0 Ops/sec
Object.entries	2449282.0 Ops/sec

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

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I'll break down the provided benchmark definition and test cases, explaining what's being tested, the pros and cons of each approach, and any relevant libraries or special features used.

**Benchmark Definition JSON**

The benchmark defines four test cases:

1. `hasOwnPropery`
2. `Loop`
3. `if ... in`
4. `Object.entries`

Each test case has a unique "Benchmark Definition" string that specifies the JavaScript code to be executed.

**Script Preparation Code**

The script preparation code is a JavaScript object `value` with properties: `age`, `male`, `name`, and `id`. This object serves as the input data for the benchmark tests.

**Html Preparation Code**

There is no HTML preparation code provided, which means that only JavaScript code execution is being measured.

**Individual Test Cases**

Let's analyze each test case:

1. **`hasOwnPropery`**: Tests whether the property `name` exists directly on the object `value` using the `hasOwnProperty()` method.
```javascript
value.hasOwnProperty('name');
```
Pros: Efficient, as it only checks if the property is present in the object.

Cons: May be slower due to the overhead of the `hasOwnProperty()` method.

2. **`Loop`**: Tests a loop that iterates over the object's properties using the `for...in` loop.
```javascript
for (const key in value) {
  if (key === 'name') break;
}
```
Pros: Can be efficient for simple objects, as it avoids the overhead of built-in methods.

Cons: May not work correctly with objects that have inherited properties or complex property names.

3. **`if ... in`**: Tests an `if` statement using the `in` operator to check if the object has a property called `name`.
```javascript
if ('name' in value) {
  // ...
}
```
Pros: Efficient, as it only checks if the property is present in the object.

Cons: May be slower due to the overhead of the `in` operator, which performs a runtime check against the object's prototype chain.

4. **`Object.entries`**: Tests the use of the `Object.entries()` method to iterate over an object's key-value pairs.
```javascript
Object.entries(value).find(x => x[0] === 'name');
```
Pros: Efficient for objects with many properties, as it avoids the overhead of the `for...in` loop.

Cons: May not work correctly if the object has inherited properties or complex property names.

**Libraries and Special Features**

None of the test cases use any external libraries. However, they do rely on built-in JavaScript features:

* `hasOwnProperty()` method (Test 1)
* `for...in` loop (Test 2)
* `in` operator (Test 3)
* `Object.entries()` method (Test 4)

**Other Alternatives**

If you want to test alternative approaches, here are a few ideas:

* Test the use of `Object.keys()`, `Object.values()`, or other object iteration methods.
* Compare the performance of using `hasOwnProperty()` versus checking if a property is present in the object directly (e.g., using bracket notation).
* Test the performance of different loop constructs, such as using `forEach()` or `reduce()`.

These alternatives can help you gain more insight into the performance characteristics of different JavaScript constructs and iteration methods.

Related benchmarks:

hasOwnPropery vs Loop vs if ... in vs Object.entries (version: 1)

Comparing performance of: hasOwnPropery vs Loop vs if ... in vs Object.entries

Created: 2 years ago by: Registered User

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hasOwnPropery

Loop

if ... in

Object.entries

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):