Benchmark: test SET loop - MeasureThat.net

Script Preparation code:

var A = new Set(["a", "b", "c", "e", "f", "g", "y", "u"]);

var B = new Set(["c", "a", "u"]);

Tests:

for of
var v; for(let element of A){ v=element }
foreach
var v; A.forEach(element => { v = element });

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
for of
foreach

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/110.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 110 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
for of	15632164.0 Ops/sec
foreach	7587234.5 Ops/sec

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

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Measuring JavaScript performance is essential to understand how different approaches affect execution speed. In this benchmark, we have two test cases: `for of` and `forEach`.

**Script Preparation Code**
The script preparation code defines two sets: `A` and `B`. Set `A` contains 8 elements, while set `B` contains 3 elements. The purpose of these sets is to serve as a dataset for the benchmark.

**Test Case Comparison**

### For Of Loop

```javascript
var v;
for (let element of A) {
    v = element;
}
```

The `for...of` loop is used to iterate over the elements of set `A`. The pros of this approach are:

*   It's a native JavaScript feature, which means it's supported by most browsers without polyfills.
*   It's a compact way to iterate over a collection.

However, the cons are:

*   It may not be as efficient as other iteration methods like `forEach` or manual indexing, especially for large datasets.
*   The execution speed can depend on the browser's optimization of this loop.

### For Each Loop

```javascript
var v;
A.forEach(element => {
    v = element;
});
```

The `forEach` method is a built-in JavaScript function that executes a callback function once for each element in an array-like object, similar to set. The pros of this approach are:

*   It's also a native JavaScript feature and widely supported by browsers.
*   It provides more flexibility than the `for...of` loop since it allows you to access both the current element and its index.

However, the cons are:

*   Like the `for...of` loop, its performance may vary depending on the browser's optimization.
*   The callback function can sometimes add overhead compared to a simple assignment operation in the `for...of` loop.

**Other Alternatives**

Some other iteration methods that could be used instead of `for...of` and `forEach` include:

*   Manual indexing using `Array.prototype.forEach`
*   `Set.prototype.forEach`

Keep in mind that while these alternatives may provide better performance or more flexibility, they might also require additional setup or modifications to the benchmark code.

**Library Usage**

In this benchmark, no external libraries are explicitly mentioned. However, if the test case were to use a library like Lodash, it would be used to extend the functionality of JavaScript in some way, such as providing additional iteration methods or modifying the behavior of built-in functions.

For example:

```javascript
const _ = require('lodash');

var v;
_.forEach(set => {
    set.forEach(element => {
        v = element;
    });
}, A);
```

This code would use Lodash's `forEach` function to iterate over both sets.

Related benchmarks:

test SET loop (version: 0)

test set loop

Comparing performance of: for of vs foreach

Created: one year ago by: Guest

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for of

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Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

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Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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