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boolean to string
(version: 0)
Comparing performance of:
ternary vs toString
Created:
one year ago
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Tests:
ternary
true ? true : false
toString
true.toString()
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ternary
toString
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one year ago
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Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/119.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
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Chrome 119 on Windows
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ternary
2080354688.0 Ops/sec
toString
441852544.0 Ops/sec
Autogenerated LLM Summary
(model
llama3.2:3b
, generated one year ago):
**What is tested?** The provided benchmark tests the conversion of a boolean value to a string in JavaScript. Specifically, it measures how fast different approaches can convert a boolean true or false to a string. **Options compared:** There are two options being compared: 1. **Ternary operator (`true ? true : false`)**: This approach uses a ternary operator to first evaluate the boolean value and then immediately return the result as a string. 2. **`toString()` method**: This approach uses the built-in `toString()` method of the boolean type to convert it to a string. **Pros and Cons:** 1. **Ternary operator**: * Pros: Simple, straightforward, and efficient, as it only needs to evaluate the condition once. * Cons: May incur additional overhead due to the conditional statement evaluation. 2. **`toString()` method**: * Pros: Built-in method, which means it's optimized by the JavaScript engine, reducing overhead. * Cons: Requires an explicit conversion step, which might be slower than a direct evaluation. **Other considerations:** In general, the choice of approach depends on the specific use case and performance requirements. If simplicity and efficiency are key, the ternary operator might be preferred. However, if using built-in methods can provide better performance, the `toString()` method could be a better option. **Library and its purpose (none in this example)** There are no external libraries used in this benchmark. **Special JS feature or syntax (ternary operator)** The ternary operator is a common JavaScript construct that allows for a concise way to evaluate conditions and return different values based on the result. It's widely supported and used, making it a good candidate for performance testing. **Benchmark preparation code** As there is no Script Preparation Code provided in the benchmark definition JSON, it's likely that this step was not executed or was skipped by the test setup process. **Alternatives** Other approaches to convert a boolean to a string might include: 1. Using `Boolean.toString()` method 2. Using `String(true)` or `String(false)` 3. Using a custom function for conversion However, these alternatives are less likely to be relevant in this benchmark, as the focus is on comparing two specific methods: ternary operator and `toString()`.
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