Benchmark: in vs !! 2 - MeasureThat.net

Tests:

in
const test = { children : "test" } console.log("children" in test)
!!
const test = { children : "test" } console.log(!!test.children)

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
in
!!

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 3 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/88.0.4324.192 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 88 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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Test name	Executions per second
in	77244.2 Ops/sec
!!	76419.7 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the provided benchmark definition and test cases.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark is defined by a JSON object that provides metadata about the test case, but it's surprisingly simple:

* `Name`: "in vs !! 2"
* `Description`: null
* `Script Preparation Code`: null
* `Html Preparation Code`: null

This suggests that the benchmark is more focused on comparing two different approaches (using the `in` operator versus `!!`) rather than providing additional context or setup code.

**Individual Test Cases**

The benchmark consists of two test cases:

1. **"in"`**: This test case has a script preparation code of:
```
const test = { children: "test" }
console.log("children" in test)
```
This code defines an object `test` with a property named `children`, and then logs whether the string `"children"` is present as a property in the `test` object using the `in` operator.

2. **"!!"`**: This test case has a script preparation code of:
```
const test = { children: "test" }
console.log(!!test.children)
```
This code defines an object `test` with a property named `children`, and then logs whether the value of `test.children` is truthy using the `!!` operator (which converts the value to a boolean).

**Library and Special JS Features**

There are no libraries explicitly mentioned in the benchmark definition or test cases. However, the use of the `in` operator and the `!!` operator might be considered special JavaScript features.

* The `in` operator is a built-in JavaScript operator that checks if an object has a property with a given name.
* The `!!` operator is not a standard operator in JavaScript. It's often used to convert a value to a boolean, but it's not a well-defined behavior according to the ECMAScript specification.

**Pros and Cons of Different Approaches**

Here are some pros and cons of using the `in` operator versus `!!`:

* **Using `in`**:
	+ Pros: More readable and intuitive way to check if an object has a property with a given name.
	+ Cons: Might be slower than using `!!` because it involves a dynamic lookup in the object's prototype chain.
* **Using `!!`**:
	+ Pros: Can be faster than using `in` because it doesn't involve looking up properties in the object's prototype chain. However, this comes at the cost of readability and maintainability.
	+ Cons: Might not work as expected for certain types of values (e.g., NaN or undefined).

**Other Alternatives**

If you're interested in exploring alternative approaches to comparing truthiness in JavaScript, here are a few options:

* Using `Boolean(value)` instead of `!!`: This is a more explicit way to convert a value to a boolean.
* Using the `&&` operator: You can use the `&&` operator to check if a value is truthy and assign it to a variable.
* Using a conditional statement (`if (value) { ... } else { ... }`) : This is another explicit way to check if a value is truthy.

However, these alternatives might not be as concise or readable as using `!!` or the `in` operator.

Related benchmarks:

in vs !! 2 (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: in vs !!

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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in

!!

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

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Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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