Testing speed of for vs while

by Fumio
♥0 | Line 52 | Modified 2011-11-04 17:16:25 | MIT License
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ActionScript3 source code

/**
 * Copyright Fumio ( http://wonderfl.net/user/Fumio )
 * MIT License ( http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php )
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 */

package {
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.utils.getTimer;
	import flash.text.TextField;
	import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
	import flash.text.TextFormat;
	import flash.text.TextFormatAlign;
	[SWF(width = "240",height = "180")]
	public class LoopTest extends Sprite {
		static private const MAX_NUMBER:uint = 50000000;
		private var my_txt:TextField = new TextField();
		private var label_txt:TextField = new TextField();
		private var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
		private var mySprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
		public function LoopTest() {
			// Creating a TextField for display
			// addChild(mySprite);
			createTextField();
			// Starting Test
			while_loop();
			for_loop();
			while_loop();
			for_loop();
		}
		private function for_loop():void {
			var n:int = MAX_NUMBER - 1
			var started:int = getTimer();
			for (var i:int = n; i >= 0; i--) {
				var temp:int = i;
			}
			xTrace("for", getTimer() - started);
		}
		private function while_loop():void {
			var n:int = MAX_NUMBER
			var started:int = getTimer();
			var i:int = n;
			while (i-- > 0) {
				var temp:int = i;
			}
			xTrace("while", getTimer() - started);
		}
		private function createTextField():void {
			addChild(my_txt);
			addChild(label_txt);
			my_fmt.align = TextFormatAlign.RIGHT;
			// my_txt.x +=  50;
			my_txt.defaultTextFormat = my_fmt;
			my_txt.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.RIGHT;
			label_txt.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
		}
		private function xTrace(_str:String,n:int):void {
			my_txt.appendText(String(n) + "\n");
			label_txt.appendText(_str + ":" + "\n");
		}
	}
}