var string = "Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an Unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.";
var regex = /unknown/i;
regex.test(string);
string.toLowerCase().includes("unknown");
string.match(regex);
--enable-precise-memory-info
flag.
Test case name | Result |
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RegEx.test | |
String.includes | |
String.match |
Test name | Executions per second |
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RegEx.test | 5121861.5 Ops/sec |
String.includes | 1852009.9 Ops/sec |
String.match | 4195292.5 Ops/sec |
Let's break down the provided benchmark JSON and test cases.
Benchmark Definition
The benchmark is testing three different approaches to search for a specific string within another string:
RegEx.test
: Using a regular expression (Regex
object) to test if the specified string exists in the original string.String.includes
: Using the includes()
method to check if the specified string is present in the original string.String.match
: Using the match()
method with a regular expression (regex) to search for matches.Comparison of Options
Here's a brief overview of each approach:
RegEx.test
but might be slower for very large strings due to its linear search nature.includes()
, this method searches for matches using a regex pattern, but it returns an array of matches if found, which can be useful in certain scenarios.Pros and Cons:
includes()
due to regex compilation and matching.Library Used
None is explicitly mentioned in the provided benchmark. However, it's worth noting that JavaScript has a built-in RegExp
object (similar to Python's re module) which provides regular expression matching capabilities.
Special JS Feature/Syntax
There doesn't seem to be any special JS feature or syntax being tested in this benchmark.
Other Alternatives
Some alternative approaches to these three methods include:
String.indexOf()
instead of includes()
, which returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified string.regex-approx
for more accurate regex matching, but potentially slower performance.Keep in mind that these alternatives may not be relevant to this specific benchmark and might require additional context or modifications to the test cases.