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empty an array in JavaScript - splice vs setting length
Based on question on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1232040/how-do-i-empty-an-array-in-javascript
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User agent:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:132.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/132.0
Browser:
Firefox 132
Operating system:
Windows
Device Platform:
Desktop
Date tested:
one year ago
Splice
78K/s
Set length to zero
75K/s
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Splice
77,741 Ops/sec
Set length to zero
75,422 Ops/sec
Tests:
Set length to zero
var size = 10000; var arr2 = []; for (var i = 0; i < size; i++){ arr2.push(i); } arr2.length = 0;
Splice
var size = 10000; var arr3 = []; for (var i = 0; i < size; i++){ arr3.push(i); } arr3.splice(0);