Benchmark: plus or regexp2 - MeasureThat.net

Tests:

plus
const text="a"; if(isNaN(+text)){ console.log('NaN'); }else{ console.log('Number'); }
match
const text="a"; if(text.match(/\d/) !== null){ console.log('Number'); }else{ console.log('NaN'); }

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Test case name	Result
plus
match

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Slowest: N/A

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Run details: (Test run date: 4 years ago)

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Browser/OS: Chrome 86 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
plus	103122.6 Ops/sec
match	98560.9 Ops/sec

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

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I'll break down the provided benchmark definition and test cases to help you understand what's being tested.

**Benchmark Definition:**
The provided `Benchmark Definition` is an empty string, indicating that no specific algorithm or logic is defined for this benchmark. However, based on the individual test cases, we can infer that the benchmark is designed to compare the performance of using `NaN` and regular expression (`regexp2`) methods to check if a value is a number.

**Individual Test Cases:**

1. **"plus":**
This test case checks the performance of using the unary plus operator (`+`) to convert a string to a number, followed by checking if the result is NaN (Not a Number). The logic is as follows:

```javascript
const text = "a";
if (isNaN(+text)) {
  console.log("NaN");
} else {
  console.log("Number");
}
```

The idea behind this test case is to measure how fast JavaScript can execute this sequence of operations.

2. **"match":**
This test case checks the performance of using regular expressions (`regexp2`) to match a specific pattern in the input string, followed by checking if the result is not null (i.e., the value is not NaN). The logic is as follows:

```javascript
const text = "a";
if (text.match(/\\d/) !== null) {
  console.log("Number");
} else {
  console.log("NaN");
}
```

The idea behind this test case is to measure how fast JavaScript can execute this sequence of operations.

**Comparison and Options:**

In both cases, the performance comparison is between using `NaN` and regular expressions (`regexp2`) to check if a value is a number. The options for comparison are:

* **Using `NaN`:** This approach checks if the result of converting a string to a number is NaN. If it is, the function returns "NaN". Otherwise, it returns "Number".
* **Using Regular Expressions (`regexp2`):** This approach uses a regular expression to match a specific pattern in the input string (in this case, `\\d`, which matches any digit). If the pattern is found, the function returns "Number". Otherwise, it returns "NaN".

Pros and Cons:

* **Using `NaN`:**
	+ Pros: Simple, straightforward approach.
	+ Cons: Can be slower due to the conversion overhead.
* **Using Regular Expressions (`regexp2`):**
	+ Pros: Can be faster since regular expressions are optimized for performance.
	+ Cons: More complex and error-prone, requiring careful pattern matching.

**Library/Functionality:**

There is no explicit library mentioned in the benchmark definition. However, it's worth noting that JavaScript provides a built-in `isNaN()` function to check if a value is NaN.

**Special JS Features/Syntax:**
None are explicitly mentioned in this benchmark definition.

**Alternatives:**

If you wanted to test alternative approaches for checking if a value is a number, some options could be:

* Using `Number.isNaN()` instead of the unary plus operator (`+`)
* Using a different regular expression pattern or character class
* Using a different approach altogether, such as using a try-catch block to catch NaN values

Keep in mind that these alternatives may have their own performance characteristics and trade-offs.

Related benchmarks:

plus or regexp2 (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: plus vs match

Created: 4 years ago by: Guest

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plus

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Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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